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We have a day, and intensive, active measures will be taken to rescue the AS-28 vessel and the people aboard.

We have active and retired members who participated in the largest rescue in this nation's history, and they want that site respected for what it is,

This type of redundancy in disseminating information is important if we are to rescue abducted children quickly,

We were on the ground Tuesday, the day after the hurricane hit, but we were excluded from going in by state and federal authorities for the first several days. We've received 2,000 e-mails and phone calls from people who evacuated from New Orleans, who left animals in their homes and are pleading with us to rescue them. That's just in New Orleans. It doesn't count surrounding areas.

What happened that day, the rescue attempts and the generosity, what they've done, that's what should be there, period, ... Not talking about atrocities or blame America.

We have to divide into two parts -- one is the relief and the second is reconstruction. He said that the response of the international community in the context of rescue and relief have been commendable,

The public surely must be confused today, ... It's the job of NHTSA to come up with reasonable standards of when tires pose a risk to the consumers. NHTSA needs to ride to the rescue here and clear up this confusion very quickly.

We're going out to rescue people who are being slaughtered or massacred, but we're going to do it at zero personal cost to ourselves.

Vibrio vulnificus is a milder bacteria in the same family as cholera that enters the body through a cut, scratch or wound or by drinking or eating something, often shellfish, contaminated with it. It can be treated with antibiotics if recognized early. If evacuees or rescue workers notice a suspicious wound that's red, swollen or tender at the site of infection and is sometimes accompanied by a fever, they should try to get immediate medical care

We are very frustrated about it. A week ago and last Saturday she told us she wanted to get out of the rescue business.

This new rescue car and crew will provide enhanced emergency medical service and augment the overall response capabilities to the residents of New Tampa,

We are still in the search and rescue mode.

We have decided to end our search and rescue operation... to give way for the construction of evacuation centers.

Before I was born, my mom and my dad, they used to rescue dogs, so at one point, they had 13 dogs. And they were all from different litters. It wasn't like they were bred. They were all from different people. And they were all different ages. When I grew up at my dad's house, I think we had seven at one point.

Besides the companionship of the animal, people who have animals have lower blood pressure, less depression and less stress. With a rescue dog you also get a good feeling because you are saving the dog and I think they are appreciative.

Everything that can possibly be done is being done for the rescue of the crew and the sub,

Everything humanly possible is being done to rescue the miners.

Every mine is required to have a mine rescue team.

Every dollar, euro, or yen committed today will save lives. Every helicopter provided will rescue the injured, among them hundreds of children. Every shelter erected will save a family from the ravages of winter.

Every dollar, euro, or yen committed today will save lives, ... Every helicopter provided will rescue the injured, among them hundreds of children. Every shelter erected will save a family from the ravages of winter.

At one point, we were told by Fire and Rescue that we had about two minutes or this gentleman was going to die.

At the end of the day, what my folks did to try to rescue these folks was nothing short of 100 percent heroic. The idea that the owners abandoned these folks is absolutely not true.

At the moment, the rescue workers have extracted 40 bodies from under the rubble of the collapsed roof. The number of those injured has risen to 29.

Correctional officers are just like police officers on the streets of any community. But for correctional officers, everyone they work with is a convicted felon and nearly half have committed a violent offense. They never get to rescue a kitten from a tree.

Don't rescue (your) son/daughter from consequences he/she deserves for forgetfulness or irresponsibility.

Even a friend can not rescue one from old age. - Kalenjin (Kenya)

Even if a legal boater hits and injures a manatee, we want them to feel compelled to call in authorities to rescue the animal and not flee for fear of prosecution. Now if boaters are speeding in a slow zone, well, laws are there for that.

FEMA has pre-positioned many assets including ice, water, food and rescue teams to move into the stricken areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

There's no way that we could do it at this time. We had to notify the rescue groups and the vendors who had already scheduled to participate that day. However, the Pooch Parade will go on.

The trailer is set up into several sections. The first section is a kitchen, where we teach about safety near the kitchen stove. The second section is the living room, which has a fireplace with carefully placed safety hazards that children should look out for. The third section is the bedroom, where we pump in non-toxic smoke to simulate a fire. Children are taught to crawl towards the door, feel around the door with the back of their hands, and if it isn't safe to leave through the door, to head towards a window where a firefighter will rescue them.

The United States expresses our sincere condolences to the people of the Philippines for the loss of the life and the suffering of other victims, family members and loved ones. We hope and pray that ongoing search and rescue operations will help save as many lives as possible.

The United Nations stands ready to help with any kind of disaster expertise that might be required ... in full recognition that the United States is the country in the world that possesses the greatest civilian and military search and rescue and recovery assets themselves,

The viciousness of the storm took aback even the most seasoned members of our team. It was one of the worst conditions for search and rescue personnel that we've seen in a long time.

I've put a premium on hitting fairways. I've been backing down to a 3-iron or even my rescue club if I needed it in the fairway and wasn't real confident with a 3-wood or driver. A 5-under around here two days in a row are great days. The consistency and the fact I have played solid is definitely a positive.

The structure is very shaky right now, it's very unstable, ... We're waiting for the Army Corps of Engineers to do an assessment and advise us whether we can go underneath it, or we have to shore it up, or tear it down, before the rescue continues.

The team vigorously participated in international rescue tasks and gave quick response and made remarkable achievements in the rescue work, fully illustrating China's important role in international humanitarian affairs and further demonstrated that China is a responsible country in the international society.

I want answers - we all want answers - as to why it took so long for rescue teams to get on the ground. There is no excuse for the days of delay and the inexplicable lack of coordination in the response effort, ... We knew the danger was coming. Yet, the government failed to respond. Lives were lost because the government failed to do its job.

Rubin said that it is too early to talk about a Brazil rescue plan,

RSPCA Dog of the Year is an opportunity for dogs which were once unwanted to take centre stage with their new owners and show just what fun and loving pets rescue dogs can make,

Right now, the government must devote its energy to the rescue and recovery of the affected region and we cannot thank or pay the brave rescue workers enough for the lives they've already saved, ... But we cannot ignore how the federal government has failed to protect the health and safety of its citizens.

Presently we have more than 300 rescue members from the Army, Air Force and even mountaineer volunteers at the disaster site.

Puppy mills create misery for dogs and pain for the unwitting purchasers of the animals, and they indirectly deny suitable homes for animals in need. There are millions of healthy, adoptable animals available from shelters and breed rescue organizations.

People drew a lot of assumptions about that accident. There's a lot of things have to be established before you send down a mine rescue team or you risk other lives.

North Shore Rescue felt that that was probably the location the person would be found in based on the fact that they did very good air and land searches on all the other possible (areas).

The most important thing is to support work on search and rescue to get those people who are injured, then immediately to look after the people who are homeless.

Specialists were brought in to examine the structure. They decided it would be irresponsible to continue sending rescue workers into the building, so the missing people have to stay where they are.

Now eight days are gone. There are still rescue operations going on. But they say technically after eight days, the chance of miracle saving is slim,

Now it seems the rescue team was caught also by the group and the only one who was actually released was the Chadian member of the team. It seems they may be holding around 40 now.

An Indian Coast Guard ship was able to rescue one other Indian fishing boat along with its crew and bring back another boat which had been set on fire. The government has demanded the immediate release of the fishermen and their boats.

An operation was then mounted to rescue them from a house in Basra.

A rescue mission doesn't involve going in and just taking a child and leaving. You can't just choose any child at random. Every kid has a case that is based on that child's original family. So, we made it over to a village, found the child; we were interacting with the child.

are concerned that rescue and recovery efforts appear to remain chaotic and that many victims remain hungry and without adequate shelter nearly a week after the hurricane struck. Clearly, strong personal leadership from you is essential if we are to get this effort on track.

Any program that shortens the time required for a water rescue will save lives.

As a veteran volunteer fire fighter, as well as a filmmaker, I wanted to share my experience of what it was really like at Ground Zero from the perspective of the rescue and recovery workers.

A U.N. disaster assessment and coordination team is being dispatched to Sri Lanka today to work with the government to provide rescue and relief.

As of now, I cannot say there will be a point when we say 'No more helicopters'. In some operations, we say 'No more field hospitals, no more search and rescue teams'. We are not anywhere close to that yet.

This is not intended for you to go snooping into houses to make sure everyone meets the requirements. Basically, you'll look at the complaints. If you have a run-down structure that's in poor condition that might be a danger to the community and to rescue personnel, this gives you the tools to work with to get it straightened up.

This is still a rescue incident, ... We have not given up hope.

The way the rescue was actually accomplished was the crews waded across lower down the river and then they moved upstream and they walked him back downstream.

This case is about folks trying to make money off of people in a desperate situation. That's not right. You come to people's rescue when they are in a desperate situation. You don't target them as something you can make money off of.

This has been a very demanding time for everybody involved, whether it?s the people on boats attempting to do a rescue or the family members whom I?m sure are totally in shock and don?t want to believe this has happened to their loved ones.

They turned around and backed out and they realized there were two that weren't with them. The rescue crews are trying to determine their location.

Although our contribution is only one aspect of the overall effort, we feel privileged to be a part of rescue and recovery in support of Joint Task Force Katrina.

America before the 1960s was a pretty innocent place. We were the Lone Ranger galloping off to the rescue of the needy and the oppressed of the world, and we could get things done.

America has lost its capacity for being indignant, ... Where has our capacity for indignation gone? When a nation loses its respect for the Constitution and its treaties, what is next? And leaving even that aside, the next American serviceman who is being tortured -- and we can't go to his rescue -- will show us exactly what we have done.

They (Fire Department and medical rescue teams) are the ones who are well trained for rescuing people. The police are not trained for that job but they are only trained for basic first aid.

They endured life-threatening ... conditions and executed an extremely difficult and dangerous rescue mission ... It took courage and heroism for people to conclude that they would make the effort and attempt that rescue mission.

There were millions of Americans focused on animal welfare issues in the wake of the disaster, and we also know the bungled federal response to the animal crisis undermined the effectiveness of the human rescue mission.

There were a whole bunch of animal rescue groups out there. They were great. Once we told them there were dogs, they were there within a couple of hours.

There may be times when we have to rescue pilots and the less said the better for the safety of the pilots.

This is the single biggest animal rescue ever. And the whole purpose is to give Louisiana residents a chance to get their pets back so they aren't victimized twice.

They're going to prioritize where they're going to send checks. The owner or manager is using the cash funds until the miraculous rescue occurs.

There's a windy, strong northerly ebb tide making rescue efforts difficult, ... Very soon, most likely it would be a recovery effort.

The rescue work is shaping up as very difficult. It is very problematic getting into the hall.

The rescue work is proving very difficult. It is very difficult to get into the building.

The rescue teams are moving forward at an accelerated pace. They're moving faster, performing better than the robot was.

The rescue phase of the operation is over.

The rescue operation is over. We don't expect anyone else to be found under the wreckage.

The rescue action is still going on, though the chances of finding someone alive are near zero.

A call went out from the Department of Homeland Security to the state emergency operations center in Raleigh that a plane carrying patients from the Gulf region was coming to Raleigh. We sent one unit from the county and one from each of our three rescue squads to help with transport to area hospitals.

It's a technical rescue that a lot of other departments do not want to do,

It was clear where we were going. Our prospects were not very good. You don't know what's going to happen, my crystal ball is not that clear. He's helped rescue a season headed into oblivion.

It is rewarding beyond words to rescue a dog from the shelter and have that dog become part of your family.

It is unlikely to find anyone alive now because rescue operations have taken a long time.

It's a failing carrier and government authorities would probably love to have a bigger airline come and buy it and rescue it.

It's a real mess as anyone can imagine. We've been attempting to help as best we can to coordinate rescue efforts.

I tried to channel you. ... Rescue Me.

It raised close to $500 to benefit the South Orange Rescue Squad.

For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

For Canadians to take part in the rescue efforts is an extremely significant show of support, and the prime minister chose to be there to send off the Canadians who are going to help in this very tragic situation.

The number of displaced Katrina pets being brought in to our rescue center has dropped from up to 40 a day in late December to as few as five a day now, so we will be able to end trapping efforts within a week. And even though large areas are still devastated, the people of New Orleans are reclaiming their city more and more each day.

It's not unusual for people to self-rescue themselves. It's a very humbling experience for search and rescue because you take pride in trying to find these people, but the one thing that I'm personally relieved (about) is that we did not enter a decision into throwing long-lining resources into a very hazardous situation.

It's the biggest pet rescue effort since Hurricane Katrina.

It makes no sense at all to stop them all going in. The local rescue organizations know their way around, they know where the animals are, and they know how to get them to safety.

It may sound strange that we are still talking life saving two weeks after the disaster, when search and rescue operations have largely finished.

Donna was not in the rescue business. This was kind of thrust upon her. All the birds that were evacuated to the Lamar-Dixon convention center and Louisiana State University were later taken to her house, and she now has almost 300 birds.

It's someone who's going to help us -- me and my family and other people (who are) coming along. It's a blessing that somebody came to rescue us like this here,

It's simple. We are the search and rescue because we know the trails, most of us are trained in first aid.

Eight miners are still underground and the rescue teams are trying to locate them. A hundred-and-thirty-six miners were underground at the time of the fire, and nine have been treated for smoke inhalation.

The bipartisan campaign to sabotage BRAC was about putting special interests before the national interest. Sen. Chambliss helped rescue a process that will save taxpayers billions of dollars and will allow the military to restructure to meet modern threats.