SPD is taking part in an initiative to expand the unit’s role in search-and-rescue operations when dire situations occur.

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

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 ...

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.

The 87-year-old man had been missing for more than a day in late autumn in 2015. The Becket Police Department, state trooper air wing and K-9 units had failed to find him. Rain was pouring down and ...

What’s the number one inquiry that comes to the Colorado Search and Rescue Association’s inbox? “I want to join a team, can you tell me how?” Summit County Rescue Group also gets many inquiries from ...

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

Mar. 7—Dax, a 1-year-old black Labrador retriever, barreled through the snow-covered desert terrain just outside White Rock, past piñons and junipers and toward Ed Santiago, a volunteer search and ...

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

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 ...