South Park Ambulance District implements a rope system for rapid access to patients in off-road crashes, improving response ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – On Sept. 26 and 27, approximately 20 Letterkenny Army Depot firefighters joined several Chambersburg Fire Department firefighters to complete a rope rescue training course in ...

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 ...

The RHFD called for the Heights-Hillcrest Technical Rescue Team, made up of firefighters from the area trained for such rescues. In this case, a rope rescue was needed. “We couldn’t walk him out; it ...

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 considered ...

The FDNY has released heart-stopping footage of its firefighters using a rope in a rarely used maneuver to dramatically rescue three people from a burning New York City building on Friday. The fire ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A construction worker, stranded 60 feet up on scaffolding after an equipment failure, was rescued by Portland Fire and Rescue. The worker was at a building just off Sandy ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — An injured hiker was rescued off of a steep trail in Whatcom County by crews on Dec. 2. Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council (BMRC) crews successfully executed a steep-angle rope ...

Italy, N.Y. — Rope rescue crews helped two teens who slid off a trail Monday afternoon in Yates County, not far from the southeastern end of Canandaigua Lake. Naples Fire Chief CJ Stephens said a ...

Meet the bravest of The Bravest. Fearless members of the FDNY were awarded medals Wednesday for life-saving acts of heroism — from a daring 20th-story rope rescue to a thwarted would-be bridge jumper.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A firefighter pulled a resident to safety in a daring roof rope rescue early Thursday morning from a massive apartment building fire on the Upper East Side that left one ...