Confined Space

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Confined Space

Confined-Space Rescue: The First 15 Minutes

Jake Hoffman

Aug. 7, 2023

Jake Hoffman tells of the tasks that first-due responders to a confined-space incident should tackle in advance of the arrival of the technical rescue team.

Careers & Education

Photos: Camp Fahrenheit 516 is Training the Next Generation of NY Firefighters

Steven Shaw

Aug. 2, 2023

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OR Crew Pulls Off "Abnormal" Rescue

June 20, 2023

A Syracuse firefighter entered the sewer system on a rope to rescue the woman, who was injured and unable to climb up a ladder.

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NY Firefighters Rescue Woman Who Fell into Sewer

April 9, 2023

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Nationwide Opens 10th Annual Nominate Your Fire Department Contest

Feb. 16, 2023

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CA Firefighters Rescue 'Burglar' from Oven Vent on Roof

Jan. 24, 2023

Water & Ice

CA Crews Rescue Dog from Storm Drain

Firehouse.com News

Jan. 18, 2023

FDNY officials discuss elevator rescue in the Bronx.

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FDNY Rescue Pair from Target Elevator Shaft

Dec. 8, 2022

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CT FFs Rescue Man from 30-Foot Well

Nov. 4, 2022

Operations & Training

PA Father, Two Sons Killed by Silo Fumes

Sept. 22, 2022

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CA FFs Rescue Worker from 22-Ft. Hole at Racetrack

Sept. 16, 2022

Firefighters rescued a construction worker who fell off a ladder and landed about 22 feet down a hole at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia.

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FL FFs Rescue Man from Manhole

Sept. 15, 2022

A construction site worker had to be rescued after he fell 20 feet down a manhole in the middle of a Walton County street and got stuck.

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) put three plans into action simultaneously to rescue a trapped individual from an 18-inch drainage pipe. Plan B, which ultimately was employed, called for members to enter a sewer a grate that was located on a sloped area above grade from the drainage pipe. This would give rescuers access to a vault that was 150 feet from the end of the pipe.

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Technical Rescue: High-Risk Drainage Pipe Rescue

Bob Atlas

Aug. 15, 2022

Bob Atlas digs into the details of Contra Costa, CA, Fire Protection District's Technical Rescue Program's extrication of a man who was trapped in an 18-inch drainage pipe.