Rescue

ReconRobotics Unveils Rescue Robot

By Mary Rose Roberts

ReconRobotics introduced the Recon Scout Rescue, a 1.3-pound reconnaissance robot that can be used to locate victims, explosive devices or hazardous materials. Once deployed, the robot transmits real-time video to operators working the incident, said David Gustafson, the company’s director of commercial sales. ...

Memorial Fund Calls for Swiftwater-Rescue Nominations

By Janet Wilmoth

The Higgins & Langley Memorial and Education Fund, working in conjunction with the Swiftwater Rescue Committee of the National Association for Search and Rescue, is seeking nominations for its 2010 memorial awards. ...

Law Firm Donates Champion Rescue Tool

By Mary Rose Roberts

A personal injury law firm recently donated an extrication rescue tool to the Bloomington (Ind.) Fire Department, as part of the law firm’s community-based giving program....

The Cold, Hard Facts

By Tom Marino

Dive teams need proper management, discipline and training to conduct successful open-water rescues....

Heavy Lifting

By Janet Wilmoth

Departments need specialized equipment and tactics to extricate morbidly obese patients....

A Walk in the Park

By James Pellitteri

Preparation and training are the keys to effective high-angle rescue....

Paradise Not

By Mary Rose Roberts (maryrose.roberts@penton.com)

Hawaii's idyllic setting belies an environment that makes rescue operations uniquely challenging....

Ribcraft Launches Military-Grade Inflatable Boats

By Mary Rose Roberts

Ribcraft recently launched a line of rigid inflatable boats specifically designed for rescue and patrol....

Smart Power Systems Unveils RT Series

By Mary Rose Roberts

Smart Power Systems unveiled the RT hydraulic generator series, which includes an integrated rescue-tool pump from XRT Power Systems...

IAFC, Fire Recovery Raise Awareness of Cost-Recovery Programs

The International Association of Fire Chiefs and Fire Recovery USA have developed an initiative to inform fire departments about one option for offsetting the costs of emergency responses....

By Land & By Sea

By Lewis Tycer

A Pacific Northwest maritime protection program sets the standard for multiagency response....

Liberty Mutual Gives Grants, Awards

Bayonne, N.J. Fire Captain Jack Dunne and Firefighter Michael Daly, and Las Vegas Public Information Officer Tim Szymanski won the 2009 Liberty Mutual National Firemark Award for their round-the-clock dedication....

Call to Arms

By Carrie Cleaveland

State urban search-and-rescue teams can respond to local disasters more quickly than federal teams, and sometimes are a region's best line of defense....

Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to Chisago victim drag recovery method....

Pets in Peril

By Gerald M. Dworkin

Icy hazards emphasize the need to train and equip first responders for domestic-animal rescues....

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Mutual Aid is a blog of news and views from FIRE CHIEF staff and industry experts — a virtual conversation about the issues important to you as a fire service leader.	In Service provides information on fleet management, apparatus specifying and maintenance. Keep abreast of new trends and changes to emergency vehicle apparatus.	Station Style focuses on the architectural design and needs of fire and emergency stations today. See the latest in design trends and learn about the Fire Station Design Awards.

Mutual Aid is a blog of news and views from FIRE CHIEF staff and industry experts — a virtual conversation about the issues important to you as a fire service leader.

In Service provides information on fleet management, apparatus specifying and maintenance. Keep abreast of new trends and changes to emergency vehicle apparatus.

Station Style focuses on the architectural design and needs of fire and emergency stations today. See the latest in design trends and learn about the Fire Station Design Awards.