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Search and Rescue

In this handout provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Oklahoma Army National Guard and the Oklahoma Air National Guard along with firefighters participate in recovery efforts after a tornado moved through on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James/U.S. Department of Defense via Getty Images)

Oakland, Sacramento Sending Rescue Workers To Oklahoma Tornado Area

California is sending six specially trained urban search-and-rescue workers to Oklahoma to assist recovery efforts after Monday’s tornado.

2013/05/21

Volunteers help clean out Jean McAdams' mobile home after it was overturned by a tornado May 20, 2013 near Shawnee, Oklahoma. (Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Menlo Park Rescue Team Standing By For Oklahoma Tornado Relief

An urban search-and-rescue team based in Menlo Park is ready to respond to Moore, Okla., where crews continue to search for survivors of a deadly tornado that struck on Monday.

2013/05/21

Mount Umunhum in the Santa Cruz Mountains (Al Reinig/CBS)

CHP Rescues 4 Hikers From Mount Umunhum Near San Jose

The CHP says they sent one of their planes to search after getting a report that three hikers had become lost while hiking on Mt. Umunhum.

2013/04/07

CHP Helicopter

Chopper Crew Rescues Man From Flooding Livermore Creek

A man was rescued from raging waters at a regional park near Livermore on Sunday night after his pickup truck drifted into the middle of a creek.

2012/12/24

Marin Search and Rescue

DUI Suspect Jumps Into Corte Madera Creek To Evade Police

Rescuers have resumed the search for a man who jumped into Corte Madera creek after being pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk early Monday morning.

2012/12/24

Coast Guard

Chopper Rescues Boaters Near Point Bonita Lighthouse

Two men were rescued by helicopter Friday afternoon when their boat ran onto rocks after the engine failed near the Point Bonita lighthouse in Marin County.

CBS San Francisco–2011/08/27

Image of collapsed building with New Zealand flag texture (AP)

New Zealand Quake Responders Trained In Bay Area

Many of the first responders to Monday’s deadly earthquake in New Zealand were actually trained in the Bay Area.

KCBS–2011/02/22

(AP)

Snowboarder Still Missing At Alpine Meadows

Authorities are looking for a snowboarder who went missing at a Lake Tahoe ski resort. Shawnte Willis, of Tahoma, was last seen on the backside of Alpine Meadows Ski Resort at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon.

KCBS–2010/12/29

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