When saving a life, practice makes perfect
Forest Service firefighters and trails employees regularly use helicopters to deliver and pick up materials and supplies. However, in this exercise employees learn how to package and transport, via helicopter and other methods, a much more sensitive parcel: an injured patient. (Forest Service photo by Kelsey…
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LEOs rescue 100 tubers from Salt River
ARIZONA—On June 14, USDA Forest Service Law Enforcement officers, special agents and a patrol captain rescued over 100 stranded tubers at Pirates Island along the Lower Salt River in Mesa Ranger District on the Tonto National Forest. They had fallen off their tubes and were caught in debris and overgrowth from large tree branches that jutted 10-15 feet over and into the water, obstructing the…
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Search and rescue team asks people to prepare for anything when headed outdoors
U.S. Coast Guard elite search and rescue crews are world renowned for their maritime rescue capabilities. The Coast Guard plays a role in search and rescue operations in remote, coastal locations like those found in and around the Tongass National Forest and Chugach National Forest in Alaska…