Check out the Rescue Swimmers, US Coast Guard elite corps
They are the US Coast Guard elite corps and have undergone the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Training programme in…
Saerbag III: Ferno improves patient comfort in difficult environment
To make the immobilised patient more comfortable and improve the outcome of rescues in hostile environments…
When your smartphone can save your life
Usually in films it’s the Bible carried in the pocket that stops the bullet, but this time the miracle object…
Rescuers save surfer after accident in Portugal
An accident which could have cost Maya Gabeira, the Brazilian surfer specialised in riding giant waves, her life.…
"Planes: Fire & Rescue": movie about world of air rescue from Disney/Pixar
"Planes", the Disney/Pixar animated spin-off of the box-office hit "Cars", is only just out in Italian cinemas, but…
In the heart of the wildfire: inferno on earth as seen by Australian firefighter
A terrifying video captured by the helmet cam of a firefighter from Canberra, Australia, shows us all the drama of…
Train crashes into station platform in Buenos Aires: trapped passengers saved by…
The scene was just like in 2012, but luckily the death toll was not repeated. In Buenos Aires another accident…
Helicopter crashes, Scottish rescue procedures blamed for delays
On 23rd August 2013 a helicopter in service between oil platforms and the Scottish mainland fell into the sea just…
Confirmation from WHO that pollution causes cancer
Air pollution causes lung cancer. Yesterday this conclusion, which has already been reported in many scientific…
Rescuecell, EU-funded project to rescue victims of disasters
A project to increase the chances of finding (and rescuing) survivors of natural disasters. With EU funding,…