http://www.firefighter-emt.com Firefighter, EMS and rescue news Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:15:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a dramatic rescue operation on stretch of Highway 101 near Buellton, California, a mother and her two daughters were successfully extricated from their BMW when it was struck from behind by a truck and ended up dangling high over Nojoqui Creek on Highway 101. A team of Navy Seabees ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/dramatic-highway-extrication-saves-3.php A small group of firefighters was lowered into the vessel by helicopter before the search was suspended on January 18. http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/raw-video-helicopter-lowers-firefighters-to-stranded-cruise-ship.php Eleven year old Kyle McGetrick, from Barnegat, NJ is losing his long battle with cancer. As a saddened community learned of this, the local fire department surprised Kyle and his family by driving 100 fire trucks past his house on the evening of December 21, complete with sirens, flashing ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/a-spectacular-100-firetruck-parade-for-kyle.php Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head January 8 when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing six people and wounding 13 others. In the above still captured from TV, she is wheeled to awaiting ambulances. Digging out survivors: Rescue workers ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/top-fire-and-ems-photos-of-2011.php Photo by micu_paramedic. Selected with permission from the Firefighter-EMT.com photo contributor group. As the holiday and the end of the year draws close, we at Firefighter-EMT.com want to thank you for your continued readership and want to wish you all a safe, warm Christmas and New Years with family and friends, ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/merry-christmas-and-stay-safe.php On October 13, 2011, Contra Costa Firefighters rescued two women from a burning building. The raw footage was captured by the firefighters helmet cam. http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/contra-costa-fire-rescue-caught-on-helmet-cam.php Filed under the category of "something good to hear about today", bystanders stopped to help police lift a burning car that hit and dragged a motorcyclist in Logan, Utah. The cyclist was rescued by a group who picked up the car and pulled the man out from under the wreckage. ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/amazing-rescue-good-samaritans-logan-utah.php Ground Zero responders relive their haunting experiences on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks for a "60 Minutes" segment about their road to recovery and the doctor who is preserving their oral histories. via CBS. http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/911-responders-on-60-minutes.php Firefighter-EMT.com salutes the firefighters, the EMTs, the first responders, and all those who laid their lives down 10 years ago in an effort to save others lives. http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/10-years-on.php Hundreds of families have been left homeless after a wind-fueled wildfire swept through Central Texas. More than 1,000 homes were destroyed, and 5,000 residents evacuated, as the flames spread yesterday to cover more than 25,000 acres. Firefighters were last night hoping for a drop in the winds, the remnants of ... http://www.firefighter-emt.com/archives/photo-of-the-day-september-7-2011.php