Technical Rescue

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.

Tuscaloosa, AL, firefighters help to extricate two construction who were trapped in a manlfit after beams fell on it Saturday.

AL Firefighters Help Extricate Workers in Stadium Accident

Tuscaloosa crews rescued two construction workers who were operating a manlift at Bryant-Denny Stadium after beams fell on the rig, trapping the pair.

No Injuries as Tractor Trailer Levels NY Deli Shop

A Fulton deli shop owner and his wife amazingly escaped unharmed after a tractor trailer crashed into and demolished their store on Monday afternoon.

TX Crews Kept Busy by Heavy Downpours

Rain pummeled the Dallas-Fort Worth region Thursday morning, leading to several crashes, high-water rescues and even the opening of a sinkhole.

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A Miami-Dade firefighter was seriously injured after falling down an elevator shaft Tuesday while responding to a call involving a person trapped in a stuck car.

FL Firefighter Airlifted after Elevator Shaft Fall

Crews were responding to an elevator entrapment in Bal Harbour on Tuesday when Miami-Dade firefighter David Gonzalez fell down the shaft.

Indianapolis Fire Department's collapse rescue team worked for more than 10 hours to recover the body of a 56-year-old man who fell into a 15-foot-deep trench when the ground gave way while digging a well Monday.

Indy Crews Work Over 10 Hours on Well Collapse

The Bargersville Fire Department called in Indianapolis' collapse rescue team to recover a 56-year-old victim who fell into a 15-foot trench while digging a well.

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Watch Los Angeles City FFs Rescue Man in 50-Foot Trench

Crews used a tripod and ropes to pull the man to the surface after he fell down the trench at a construction site in East Hollywood on Thursday.

Tuscaloosa, AL, firefighters rescued five construction workers who feel 20 to 25 feet after a floor collapsed at their work site Thursday.

AL Firefighters Rescue Workers after Floor Collapse

Construction workers at a site near the University of Alabama fell 20 to 25 feet in the collapse, and Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue's confined spaces rescue team was called in.

Scranton, PA, firefighters cut through a sewer basin grate to rescue a man who slipped on ice, fell into the freezing Lackawanna River and became lost in the sewers early Thursday.

PA Firefighters Rescue Man Lost in Sewers

Scranton fire crews used a gas-powered rotary saw to cut through a grate to fish out the man, who drifted to a sewer basin after falling into the freezing Lackawanna River.

An inflatable hose device can be used for a water rescue if the victim's situation permits him/her to grasp it. Among problems that can emerge: The hose will try to bend or snake.

Water-Rescue Techniques in the Cold Environment

Mark McCabe tells why water-rescue team leaders, safety personnel and members themselves need to ensure that personnel have adequate thermal protection, adequate buoyancy, and proper rest and rehabilitation.

San Jose firefighters stand at the top of a ravine during rescue operations after a driver plummeted nearly 100 feet into a creek on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.

CA Firefighters Save Man after Ravine Plummet

ZistosHD Rescue Systems shown with the HD Handle, Motorized Articulating Pole, HD Thermal Camera, rugged 5-inch and 10-inch Displays. Systems are modular and available in a variety of configurations, based on need.

ZistosHD Rescue Systems

Clayton, NC, firefighters used a cutting tool Thursday to free a cat whose head was stuck in a pasta can.

NC Firefighters Use Cutting Tool to Free Cat Stuck in Can

PA Crews Rescue Driver Trapped Down Embankment

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Gresham firefighters responded after a car crashed into an apartment building Saturday morning.

Car Crashes into OR Apartment, Traps Occupant

Gresham firefighters rescued the occupant who was trapped after a car crashed through the wall.

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Watch Phoenix Firefighters Rescue Teen from Chimney

A teenger who got home late ended up stuck in a chimney until Phoenix firefighters pulled her to safety.

Phoenix firefighters airlifted a woman who injured herself during a hike in June. But as they flew off, the woman's stretcher began to spin rapidly high above the ground. Now she's suing the city for $2 million.

Woman Sues City of Phoenix over Spinning Air Rescue

The $2 million lawsuit claims the woman suffered physical, emotional and psychological injuries during an airlift by Phoenix firefighters that had her spinning above the ground.

Emergency workers look for survivors trough the rubble of a damaged building in the coastal city of Durres, west of capital Tirana, after an earthquake hit Albania on Tuesday.

Albanian Quake Kills at Least 20, Injures Hundreds

The 6.4-magnitude earthquake, the country’s strongest in decades, brought down buildings, and rescue workers are searching the rubble for missing persons.

Shakopee, MN, firefighters rescue a pilot whose airplane became entangled in live electrical wires Saturday in Scott County.

MN Firefighters Rescue Pilot from Plane in Power Lines

A pilot escaped electrocution after his airplane became tangled in live wires in Scott County that likely saved him from a deadly crash on the ground.

Delray Beach, FL, firefighters used a special ring cutting tool after a woman couldn't remove her wedding and engagement bands from her middle finger.

FL Woman Relies on FFs, Not Jewelers, for Ring Removal

When a woman couldn't take off her wedding and engagement rings, Delray Beach firefighters used a special tool to remove the bands before they cut off her circulation.

Petzl Introduces MAESTRO Rope Rescue Device

Petzl has announced the release of the MAESTRO, an intuitive and reliable mechanical belay device for rope and technical rescues.

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Two Dead after Porsche Flies into NJ Building

The speeding sports car hit a median and went airborne, flying into the second floor of a building in Toms River and killing two people.

A man who was trapped in a tree was airlifted Wednesday to a St. Louis hospital after Belleville, IL, firefighters used a battery-operated tool spreader to free him.

IL Firefighters Use Spreader to Rescue Man in Tree

Belleville crews freed the man with the rescue tool after he was chased up the tree by a dog, and he became trapped 4 feet above the ground.

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NY Crews Rescue Man from Underground Tank

Using saws and other equipment, Orange County's Technical Rescue Team freed the worker trapped in tanks that were being removed from a Goshen gas station.

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Watch MA Crews Rescue Stranded Paraglider

Raw footage shows firefighters in Plymouth rescuing a paraglider who became stranded 60 feet up in a tree on Saturday afternoon.

FDNY Cuts Through Wall in Elevator Rescue

FDNY firefighters punched through a wall at an East Harlem housing project building Sunday to rescue a heavyset man stuck inside an elevator.

Phoenix firefighters were sent to Hermosillo, Mexico, to help local authorities search for a man who fell into a sinkhole.

Phoenix FFs Join Search for Man in Mexico Sinkhole

Advisers from the Phoenix Fire Department were sent to Hermosillo to help look for a man who fell into a sinkhole and was “swept underground” into a storm drain.