To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency responses, focusing on increasing capabilities, expediting threat mitigation and improving casualty outcomes, a successful Active ...

Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue Strike Task Force 1 Leader Brian Kokkila discusses the process of obtaining a higher accreditation at the Fire Bureau Headquarters. Dogs that can sniff out people ...

EMS providers’ training alongside law enforcement SWAT teams or within Rescue Task Force teams reduces delays in medical care, to increase the survivability of victims in high-threat incidents.

On a blustery morning in Dayton, Ohio, eight firefighters from around the country stand in front of a 20-foot concrete cylinder with the words "BELL TOWER" spray-painted on the front. They're here for ...

The Rice Lake Police Department, Rice Lake Fire Department, and Marshfield Medical Center will be conducting a coordinated Rescue Task Force training exercise on Monday, Dec. 22, from 2-6 p.m. at Rice ...

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. (WFMZ) -- A rise in school threats has many on edge. Just yesterday, an Allentown student was charged for a bomb threat to Trexler Middle School. Police say the threat was a hoax ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4, led by Orlando District Fire Chief Spencer Bashinski, was deployed to Texas following deadly flooding that caused significant devastation. Texas ...

GALAX, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Task Force Four is back in its home state after battling flood waters in Texas, taking what it’s learned from the devastation to teach local fire departments in the Twin ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)— Pasco County Fire Rescue added its first-ever search and rescue K9 team. Inspector Justin Walker with the Pasco County Fire Rescue is the first to be paired with a certified ...