For 26 years, the Virginia Beach Fire Department has been training first responders from across the nation on skills and techniques in structural collapse operations. “There’s three main disciplines ...

Christian Brown and Jeffrey Mondo tell how basic trench rescue training of firefighters serves as a force multiplier for ...

First responders have long teamed up with dogs in search and rescue operations, but now an otter with an “incredible gift” is ...

Being prepared when disaster strikes. That was the goal of a full-scale urban search and rescue drill in Harrisburg. Several ...

More than 40 firefighters throughout the region came out to practice rescuing people from collapsed buildings.

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USF is working to improve communication in emergencies and everyday life by teaching robots to project instructions onto ...

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 ...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) contributed an Oryx and A109 helicopter to mountain rescue training efforts with the ...

Adopting a dog can be one of the most rewarding experiences, but it’s not without its challenges, especially when your new pal brings along bad habits. Difficult and destructive behaviors often have ...

Members of the Penticton and District Search and Rescue team were rushed off training into a real rescue this week. On Monday ...

Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at ...