The day that members must carry out a rescue that involves dropping ropes can’t be the first time that they open the rope bags. Furthermore, it’s vital to understand crews’ capabilities ...

Miraculous rope rescue: Woman survives 100-foot fall at Racehorse Falls Trail. Story by Steve Aguilar • 6d. ... “Fortunately, her backpack with her phone landed nearby, ...

The man had sustained "serious injuries" and was unable to move on his own; the agency did not state how the man was injured.

Redding firefighters participated in their quarterly rope drills on a hillside, focusing on becoming more familiar with new equipment. The exercises involved technical rescue work, which is ...

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 ...

The Sol Duc Falls area in Olympic National Park is closed while crews prepare to recover the body of an 18-year-old man who fell over the 50-foot waterfall.

A young humpback whale dragging a 500-foot rope from its mouth was saved during an “extremely complex” rescue mission off Australia, video footage shows.

Longview Fire Department Training Section Chief Steve Dankers said rope rescue is an important skill in Longview Fire Department Special Operations. “We use rope for many of the different technical ...

A California teen had to be rescued by a specialized team after becoming trapped in an abandoned mine shaft trying to save the family dogs that had already fallen in, according to fire officials.

A father and his 12-year-old son got lost and stranded on a steep cliffside while hiking in Snow Canyon in Utah. An abandoned backpack helped keep them alive ...

Video of the rescue can be viewed below: Cleveland Fire noted that no one was injured in the incident. At noon today, #CLEFIRE Companies responded to an Emergency Rope Rescue on W. Lakeside/W.6th.

“The moment I saw the size of that line, the rope line, I was like, please don’t snap,” the father recalled with a laugh. After the rescue, Paul returned the backpack to Levi.