I think in the wake of Katrina, the Coast Guard may well have been the only entity or agency that came out of that exercise free of fault and free of blame.
I rescue people.
Drones, with their agility and small size, seem perfect for search and rescue operations.
In the long struggle against sex trafficking, we finally have a breakthrough!
I love what I do, both aspects - fighting and being a firefighter and paramedic.
At some point, we have to stop a force that's going out and drowning people in steel cages and chopping off heads.
I have faith the men and women of the Coast Guard will immediately rise to the challenge and see the people hit by Katrina through until the storm has truly calmed.
Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.
So we have a tremendous amount of water where the two greatest rivers in North America meet. And then all of the tributaries from the various areas come in there also. It's also highly populated. So we're working a number of water rescues. We're working extremely hard to keep people safe and make sure that we're keeping the rule of law and keep people warm. It's been pretty cold.
The fourth largest city in America is under water tonight and we don't know when we will see it again. We don't know how long it will take for the waters to subside.
It would be right to say that the helicopter's role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious pages in the history of human flight.
For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!
The Coast Guard evokes images of search and rescue operations, maybe during Hurricane Katrina, or guys jumping out of helicopters wearing snorkels and fins - and that's accurate, but only part of the picture.
Hunky Heroes, rescuing distressed women, captive princesses, and girls without wheels since 1684. p. 450
The time when people really want government is in an emergency.
I want to play a fireman and a spy. I want to learn special effects.
What the world needs is an Emergency Boss. An Emergency Czar. An Emergency Commander. A true Master Of Disaster. One person completely responsible for the anticipation, immediate reconnaissance, and urgent execution of rescue and relief efforts around the world.
Our first responders risk their lives to help others. The least we can do is make sure they have the resources they need to do their jobs.
Which is better, law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up?
As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death.
If a man is in need of rescue, an airplane can come in and throw flowers on him, and that's just about all. But a direct lift aircraft could come in and save his life.
Firefighters and rescue workers are American superheroes.
When the bombs rain down, the Syrian Civil Defense rush in.
Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician.
Most people go to the office and sit at a desk. When firefighters go to the office, we might birth a baby in the morning, save a drowning surfer in the afternoon, and run into a fire at night. What could be more interesting than that?
