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 ...

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 ...

SETROPES Division announces all 20 Sea Cadets successfully completed a demanding nine-day rope rescue training. Officials said, "The depth and breadth of the curriculum—from foundational skills like ...

COASTGUARD teams have carried out specialist rope rescue training. Whitehaven Coastguard focused on "immediate rescue" techniques, which are used in only the most urgent situations when a casualty is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Memphis, Tenn. - First responders need to be ready for any kind of emergency. Memphis firefighters spent most of the day Tuesday at the Renasant Convention Center going through special rope rescue ...

Gabriella "Gabby" Cartagena, 24, was reported missing Wednesday, Feb. 4 around 7:20 p.m. Manitowoc man sentenced to year in jail, probation in child porn case Steven Wester was sentenced Friday to a ...

Alton Fire Department engineer Cliff Holshouser grimaces as he works to pull himself back up Tuesday in a rope rescue training session held from the top of the St. Clare's Hospital parking garage in ...

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 ...

Jeff Himler Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 5:59 a.m. | Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 5:59 a.m. When divers pulled the body of a 3-year-old Armstrong County boy from the Allegheny River about a year ago, the emotional ...

STORY. WE ARE CURRENTLY 13 STORIES UP AND ON THURSDAY MORNING, FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRAINED HOW TO REPEL DOWN THEM BEFORE FIREFIGHTER DANIEL REINER RAPPELS DOWN THE SIDE OF THIS BUILDING, THE GLENVIEW ...