North American Rescue

09/11/2025

Never Forget 🇺🇸 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

09/04/2025

Is this the ultimate PCC packing list? In this article, the authors conducted a Delphi study (Expert consensus with multiple rounds to refine) to look at what would be the best PCC kit under 20lbs would be based on the JTS CPGs.
-They deliberately left out TCCC items (TQs, TXA, etc…) as this is a separate kit.
-Narrowed down to 14 meds and 4 pieces of equipment.
How is your list different? Any key items you would bring or replace? What else would you bring if you have an extra 5lbs to spare?
Read the article for yourself in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery!

08/28/2025

🚨 MCI Lessons Learned 🚨
From a recent multi-patient incident — here’s what worked, what mattered, and what to remember 👇

⚠️ Plan for worst-case seasonal weather
🧑‍🚒 Put everyone to work! Approve OT & get everyone in early
📻 Comms need to be locked in - train it!
🚨 Call in specialized teams early
🏥 Notify ALL hospitals ASAP
🩸 BLS saves lives — don’t get lost in ALS
🧤 Supplies run out fast — restock matters
🖊 Sharpies save lives — write on the patient — handoffs are barebones
🧳 Cops = walking TQ banks
🛏 Use sheets/mats for easy patient movement
🚍 Think outside the box for evac platforms. School buses helped move walking wounded
🚁 HEMS Tips:
 • Fast ED turnover
 • Plan fuel/supply logistics
 • Restock while refueling
🔄 Re-triage — yellows can go red - stable can crump

Be the difference - have a plan, train on it, be prepared for variances!



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08/27/2025

Moments like this are what it’s all about!!! 🫡🙏🏼💪🏼
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August 27, 2025: **Life-Saving Reunion**

On July 22, 2025, Marion County Fire Rescue firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 1:27 p.m. to a devastating motor vehicle collision near SE 95th Street and SE 25th Avenue in Ocala. Crews from Shady Station #16, Belleview Station #18, and Spruce Creek Station #30 arrived to find a pickup truck wedged between two trees with the driver, Ocala resident Max Gagnon, pinned inside.

Firefighters began extrication operations at 1:38 p.m. and, after 15 intense minutes, successfully freed Max at 1:53 p.m. Paramedics quickly transported him as a trauma alert aboard MCFR’s Critical Care Transport truck to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, where he arrived with life-threatening injuries—including spinal, rib, pelvic, and arm fractures, as well as internal bleeding and severe liver damage.

The trauma team at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center, immediately placed Max on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), a life-saving technology that temporarily replaces the function of the heart and lungs. He remained on ECMO for 19 days in the hospital’s intensive care unit.

This past week, thanks to the incredible care he received, Max was able to reunite with the very firefighters and paramedics who rescued him. It was his first trip outside since the crash.

“Thank you so much. I am so appreciative for what you all did. I would have been dead,” Max said during the reunion. “I’ve got a lot of life to live, and you saved me.”

We are grateful for this outcome and proud of the teamwork between our first responders and the hospital trauma team that gave Max a second chance at life.

08/26/2025

Saving lives should always go viral! 🫡💪🏼
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Under the umbrella of darkness, Charlie Company conducted, potentially, the first ever real-world tail-to-tail patient transfer in the unit’s history. The mission covered over 350 miles and demonstrated the elite proficiency of both flight crews!! Missions like this not only deliver good medicine to bad places, but also builds strong trust with the ground force. Great work, gents!!!

08/26/2025

We will never forget 🫡🙏🏼💔
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Four years ago today:

I died for you today

In a land called Afghanistan

A place far far away

I’m your brother, I’m your sister, I’m a father, and a son

I came out here to see it through, to do what must be done

I witnessed thousands screaming

I saw women fall off planes

Just for a chance to not live a life in chains

I held a mothers only baby

I was the bright spot in someone life, just maybe

I was the boot on my first rotation

I was the squad leader who held the line with no hesitation

I watched as bullets whizzed by my head

I was the machine gunner that never thought he’d sling any lead

I was the SSGT who years ago survived those deadly pumps

Only to come back and stand 10 feet from those same terrorist chumps

I was the DM who stood overwatch all day

I was the Lcpl standing post that had to turn people away

I was the Platoon Sergeant that really wanted to stay

I was on the FET team working all hours of the day

I was the one who got blown up

I’m the reason why you’re drinking from a red solo cup

I died for you today

In a land called Afghanistan

A place far far away

These are America’s sons and daughters. So long as we speak your name, you shall never die:

🇺🇸 Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza, 20
🇺🇸 Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23
🇺🇸 Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, 31
🇺🇸 Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, 23
🇺🇸 Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, 20
🇺🇸 Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22
🇺🇸 Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20
🇺🇸 Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20
🇺🇸 Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25
🇺🇸 Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, 22
🇺🇸 Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page, 23
🇺🇸 Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz, 20
🇺🇸 Navy Corpsman Maxton “Max” Soviak, 22

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08/22/2025

Ongoing mass casualty response- with your agency ???
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At approximately 1239 EDT, a major crash has occurred on Interstate 90 between exits 48A and 49 near Pembroke, New York, where a tour bus overturned after colliding with a semi-truck.

Authorities have confirmed at least 63 casualties, with multiple passengers reported as trapped inside the bus and several others ejected during the impact.

The bus, now laying on its side across the roadway, has prompted a massive emergency response. Four medevac helicopters have been dispatched to airlift the most critical patients, while local fire and rescue teams are working to extricate those pinned inside and beneath the wreckage.

The crash has completely stalled eastbound traffic, creating long backups along the Thruway.

Emergency management officials have directed all surrounding hospitals and trauma centers to prepare for an influx of patients, with regional facilities activating mass-casualty protocols.

In an effort to expedite evacuation from the crash site, two student buses have been diverted and are en route to assist with transporting victims who do not require air or ambulance services.

The severity of the incident has triggered one of the largest coordinated responses in the area in recent years, involving state police, county emergency services, multiple fire departments, and hospital networks across western New York.

Authorities are continuing rescue operations as the casualty count may rise once all passengers are accounted for.

08/19/2025

Awesome teamwork 🙏🏼🫡
“An Idaho Army National Guard helicopter crew from Detachment 1, Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment successfully executed their eighth search and rescue mission of 2025. Responding to a request from Air St. Luke’s, the team used an HH-60M Black Hawk to assist a 55-year-old male with a broken leg near Fiddle Lake on Trinity Mountain.

With no immediate landing zone, the Air St. Luke’s team reached and stabilized the patient. Upon arrival, Senior Flight Medic Sgt. First Class Jade Parsons was hoisted to the scene to coordinate efforts. Together, the teams determined that the patient could be carried by litter to the Air St. Luke’s helicopter.

The patient was safely transported; however, due to power limitations, the helicopter couldn’t accommodate the man’s dog and gear. Parsons and Staff Sgt. Jake Brown quickly fashioned a muzzle and hearing protection for the dog, ensuring his safe transport in the Black Hawk.

The dog and gear were then delivered to a nearby Fairfield ambulance. Parsons, trained in canine care, reported, “In the National Guard, we’re trained to handle and transport dogs safely.” Fortunately, the friendly dog required no sedation.

The Idaho National Guard continues to showcase its dedication to effective rescue operations.”

08/19/2025

Thank you for your dedication to
in our community! 🫡

Please join us in congratulating Sergeant John James and Deputy Tony Hannon on receiving the Distinguished Service Award in recognition of their heroic efforts and outstanding dedication as deputy medics.

Their quick response, professionalism, and commitment to saving lives exemplify the very best of our mission to serve and protect. We are proud to honor their courage and selflessness, and we thank them for their continued service to our community.

Congratulations, Sergeant James and Deputy Hannon!

08/16/2025

We are diminished 🫡💔 Every loss of a hurts, but Captain Henderson was a friend.

It is with deep sadness that we inform you that Captain Steve Henderson has tragically passed away.

Captain Henderson spent a significant portion of his life serving the citizens of Spartanburg County in various roles throughout our agency. Captain Steve Henderson served over 19 years with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. Before his promotion to Uniform Patrol Captain, Henderson previously supervised the day-to-day operations of the SCSO Special Services as 1st Lieutenant. Before becoming 1st Lieutenant of Special Services, Henderson served as Lieutenant of the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. This is where he spent the majority of his career. First, as a handler, then Sergeant, and ultimately promoted to Lieutenant. Henderson also served as an operator on the SWAT Team.

Captain Henderson has received numerous awards and commendations including the Medal of Valor, multiple Deputy of the Quarter awards, and K-9 Handler of the year for 5 consecutive years.

Captain Henderson was born and raised in Spartanburg, SC. Before beginning his career in law enforcement Captain Henderson served in the United States Air Force from 1994-1998.

We will share more information, including any ways we may be able to support the family or honor Captain Henderson’s memory, as it becomes available.