Members of the Saginaw Fire Department Special Operations Team dangled off the side of their training tower to practice rope ...

There is no room for a fragile ego in improving rope rescue systems and capability. Far too many people took a rope technician course 10 years ago and haven’t been on a rope since. Continue to learn ...

The sheriff deployed the Baker County Search and Rescue Ropes Team, who contacted Dethloff. Dethloff explained she was able ...

An elite group of first responders in Great Smoky Mountains National Park works to address common hiker mistakes - and ...

Rigging up a stretcher with ropes attached to the ladder on a fire truck, the rescue team hoisted the woman to safety. She ...

Over the past six months, a group of Salisbury firefighters has completed a 90-hour rope rescue technician course through the ...

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.

Franklin Search and Rescue High Angle Ropes Team was on hand to ensure the safety of spectators, participants and swiftwater rescue crews during Smalls to the Wall Steep Creek kayak race.

Video footage shows the massive sea creature breaching the ocean surface off Australia with the line clearly visible across ...

A Profiles of Valor reader who saw a recent profile on a friend who just visited Chattanooga, Army combat medic PFC James ...

Bradford City Fire and Police departments staged a tricky rescue Monday evening when officers and firefighters were ...

Using a stretcher requires a litter team, and possibly rope rigging if the terrain is technical. In one recent rescue, rangers called in a sawyer team to cut a path from the off-trail location ...