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    The Firehouse.com Technical Rescue product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various firefighter and rescue equipment, including confined space, structural collapse, trench rescue and USAR options.
    Firefighters rescue drain worker stuck in 14-foot hole in Minneapolis
    Susan Nicol
    April 25, 2025
    Rescue crews from Minneapolis and St. Paul worked for six hours to free the man trapped by sand.
    CMC Rescue
    CMC to Debut New Rescue Products at FDIC
    CMC Rescue, Inc.
    April 1, 2025
    At FDIC this year, product demos available for hands-on experience at CMC booth #1335.
    Explosion at Detroit Apartment Building Injuries 12
    March 31, 2025
    The Detroit explosion left 12 people injured, including three critically, after it ripped through an apartment building.
    Elgin Fire Department unknowingly discovered vehicle linked to Karen Schepers’ disappearance in 2022
    March 27, 2025
    As police were recovering the car with the missing woman's remains inside, a man told them of the 2022 search.
    Woman found dead in Philly home after floor collapses
    March 18, 2025
    A neighbor called 9-1-1 after noticing noticed part of the roof on her neighbor's Mount Airy home had collapsed.
    Photos courtesy of Loudon County Combined Fire and Rescue System
    Because an employee of an energy supply company who was sent to repair a leaky underground propane tank decided to let the propane that was in the tank seep out of the ground, an explosion occurred during the response to an odor of gas by members of the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System (LC-CFRS). Sterling, VA, Volunteer Fire Company (SVFC) Firefighter Trevor Brown was killed. Analysis of the incident revealed concerns regarding risk assessment, event escalation, communication, resource allocation and command structure.
    Billy Goldfeder
    March 12, 2025
    Billy Goldfeder explains why the report from a propane gas explosion that resulted in an LODD should serve as a template for every agency.