Odessa College Safety and Rescue Instructor Dean McCann led students through a rope/rappelling portion of their Industrial Rope Rescue course Tuesday afternoon on the Fire/EMS Technology Training ...

Long passed are the days of manila rope and wooden block and tackles. Now, we puff out our chest with high-efficiency, ball bearing pulleys and auto-locking carabiners. Much like cellphones, it seems ...

Odessa College instructors held an Industrial Rope Rescue course exercise on their Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower Tuesday afternoon. The Industrial Rope Rescue course is a 5-day, 50 hour ...

COOS BAY — Over a dozen local firefighters participated this week in a hands-on technical rope rescue course at Shore Acres State Park in Coos Bay where they learned a variety of life-saving skills.

MOLINE, Ill. — Quad City area firefighters are trading in ladders for ropes this week. Members of the MABAS 43 Technical Rescue Team are completing rope rescue training on Wednesday and Thursday at ...

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 ...

PITTSFIELD — While most people looked to escape the heat Tuesday morning, over a dozen firefighters from across the state gathered outside McKay Street Parking Garage practice their technical rope ...

About two years ago, t Rural Fire Department started a process to add rope rescue to its mission capability, Fire Chief Brian Paulson said. It came about from requests from facilities near the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Crews with the Zoneton Fire Protection District joined firefighters from Shepherdsville, Zoneton and Southeast Bullitt Fire Departments Monday to train for rope rescues. The ...

The Jefferson County Fire School, hosted by the Louisville Fire Department, brought together 20 firefighters for 40 hours of advanced, hands-on training.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Grand Rapids Fire Department rescue personnel rappeled down City Hall as a part of a rope rescue training course on Friday, April 26. Michigan Urban Search and Rescue provided ...