Recent flash flooding in Texas​, New Mexico​ and North Carolina​ is highlighting the extreme danger of these natural disasters and the need to be prepared.

Fire crews and trained search dogs from the Bay Area have been deployed to Texas to assist in ongoing rescue efforts as catastrophic flooding continues across the state. As of Wednesday, more than 160 people were missing and at least 100 have died, according to the Associated Press.

What originally began as a 911 call for a person reportedly trapped underground inside of a flooding vault, on Tuesday, ended with a emergency crews fighting a

On the one-year anniversary marking the passing of Christie Williams' dog, she decided to volunteer in his honor to give a canine from animal control a "freedom ride" to whichever rescue agreed to take them. But when she arrived and met Sarah, a blue nose pit bull, there was an instant connection.

Kerrville Pets Alive said it's the hub for pet resources and recovery in Kerr County for the 40-mile stretch of the river.

A training exercise in the Salt River turned into a real rescue on Tuesday when Mesa firefighters saved a man who wasn't moving in the water. Mesa Fire and Medical crews were doing a swift water drill when they spotted the 75-year0old man and jumped into action.

After the deaths of 16 bears in its care, the group is working with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to once again help animals.

Rescuers saved a dog named Hailey from a 100-foot fall down an abandoned mine shaft in Mohave County using a twin-tensioned rope system; she emerged uninjured.

Lifeguards rescued a deer that had somehow gotten stuck in the waves of Flagler Beach in Florida on Sunday, July 6. The deer was brought back to shore safely by two lifeguards a fire rescue team

Britain's Thames Water is weighing a last-ditch rescue bid from former Liberal Democrat energy spokesman Rupert Redesdale and investment firm Muinin Holdings, the Financial Times reported on Thursday,