search and rescue operations

"Follow two storylines-one about the scientific discoveries that led to the creation of radar, the other about people stranded on a raft in WWII-that come together when radar finds the raft"--Provided by publisher.

Search and rescue robots assist in looking for people who need help. These robots can reach small spaces, swim, and even fly. Learn about the past, present, and future of search and rescue robots.

A depiction of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the Pentagon, alternating between a boy caught in the chaos and the rescue dog who's attempting to save him.

Introduces young readers to coast guard boats and what they are used for, such as emergencies on the water, enforcing the laws while patrolling the water ways, fire and medical emergencies, and more.

"An . . . account of a fishing boat and its four young crewman lost at sea in 1984 off the coast of Montauk in eastern Long Island--a 'fishing town with a drinking problem,' as the locals have it--and the . . . repercussions of that loss for the families and friends of the four missing men and, indeed, the entire storied summer community of the Hamptons"--Provided by publisher.

"From the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, [a] . . . memoir and a tribute to those who died that others might live"--Provided by publisher.

Explains what search and rescue teams do and describes the gear they use.

When a monster storm descends on Mount Denali in Alaska, several teams of climbers are trapped in the blizzard, and Lieutenant Jamal Jenkins and his squad of Pararescuemen are called on to locate and rescue them--if they can survive some of the harshest conditions on the planet.

An official plane carrying the United States ambassador to Venezuela has been shot down over the jungle by a rebel group led by Miguel Ramos, who is known as The Viper, and Lieutenant Jamal Jenkins and his squad of pararescue men have been assigned to parachute in and rescue them--but from the beginning things go wrong, and soon the team is caught up in a tense game of cat and mouse in the Amazon jungle.

Looks at using drones for security and surveillance.