KCK Fire Department celebrates rescue K-9 Zoom’s 100th call

KCKFD announced that Live-Find Canine Zoom, a 9-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, has officially completed his 100th call ...
CBS News

North Texas fire departments head to Central Texas to help with search and rescue efforts

The search and rescue teams from several North Texas fire departments are in Central Texas, assisting after flash flooding left more than 100 dead. At least 87 fatalities have been reported in Kerr ...
Yahoo

Calcutta Fire Department helps with search and recovery efforts after Texas floods

CALCUTTA, Ohio (WKBN) – A local fire department went to Texas to help with search and recovery after devastating floods. The Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department Search & Rescue Team worked with the ...
Firehouse

6 Operational Lessons Firefighters Can Take from the Yarmouth, MA, Trench Rescue

When a trench collapse trapped two workers in Yarmouth, MA, firefighters launched a technical rescue operation. Scott Smith ...

Sacramento Fire crew members deployed to Washington to help flooding response

Dozens of first responders from Sacramento are being deployed to Washington as the state reels from catastrophic flooding in ...
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Apparatus Architect: How Tools, Equipment & Compartments Figure into the Most Efficient Design of Heavy Rescue Rigs

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur save apparatus committees by spelling out what must be considered in the design of heavy rescue rigs in terms of storage solutions and compartment set-ups. The Prince ...
Houston Chronicle

After disaster, anyone can claim to be search and rescue in Texas. That's a problem. | Opinion

The Hudson Fire Department Search and Rescue Team is a small, 15-person volunteer crew from East Texas. They have a boat, swift water training and decades of experience. They’re who you want to see ...