Every day, emergency service providers strive to deliver better customer service to the citizens who they serve. These agencies also search for methods by which they can “do more with less.” Three ...

For every organization, continually evaluating mission and purpose is imperative. It’s easy to get off track or diluted in staying true to your primary objective. When it comes to rope rescue, there’s ...

YATES COUNTY, N.Y. – Emergency rope teams rescued four hikers who lost their footing and ended up falling 30-35 feet to the bottom of the ravine in Clark Gully on May 26. This rescue prompted a ...

Members of the The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team just received some new safety gear that will help ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Members of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department took part in a training exercise Tuesday, practicing what is known as a "high-angle rope rescue." GBMFD Captain Quincy Koltz says a ...

Although Johnston gave the class a number of rescue techniques involving intricate rope placement, rescue wading and "live bait" - where a swimmer takes a rescue rope out to the victim - he stressed ...

SAGINAW, MI - A joint team of firefighters from Midland and Saginaw dangled from the rafters at the Dow Event Center Thursday, sharpening their rappelling skills as part of a weeklong technical rescue ...

Cody Stevens and Nicolas Booe dangled from the side of a four-story edifice at the Terre Haute Firefighter Training Center. They were portraying rescuer and patient, respectively, for the first ...

A high angle rope rescue of an adult male down a 20-25 ft retaining wall. Two people walking a dog heard a man yelling for help and called 911 at 3:09 am.