Eighteen Oregon agencies participated in the week-long training. It started with a day of classroom work, followed by four days of work in area rivers.

The Polar Plunge on Saturday morning raised more than $340,000 to benefit about 6,600 people who are served by Special ...

The third retrieval – the most complex – involved a rescue in the water itself. One of the firefighters climbed into the lake ...

the Stearns History Museum will also be hosting an event at 9 a.m. Feb. 12 about preserving Minnesota's wildlife habitats and water quality. Elizabeth Mboutchom from the Northern Waters Land and ...

Check out this amazing footage of a search and rescue paramedic completing some epic training drills in the North Sea. Andrew Cowx, a search and rescue paramedic with 14 years of experience, from ...

Landis said the public will see as part of the training exercise, an increased presence of emergency vehicles in that area of Lake Somerset.

Share on Pinterest In a new study examining the benefits of cold-water immersion, participants had reduced stress levels in the 12 hours following exposure. Charlie Chesvick/Getty Images A new ...

MILTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Water rescue crews responded on Thursday afternoon to East Mud River Road in Milton due to high water problems. A man was stuck in the 2000 block of East Mud River Road.

A Prince William County fire boat searches the Potomac River the morning after the mid-air collision and crash (staff photo by James Jarvis) The Arlington County Fire Department’s water rescue ...

In that incident, adults who went into extremely cold water to attempt a rescue were taken to a local hospital for evaluation. The toddler, identified as Ayden Sasser, was taken to a local ...