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 ...

Greenwood Fire Department improves rescue operations with Duke Energy grant and specialized rope rescue training.

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 ...

PITTSFIELD — While most people looked to escape the heat Tuesday morning, over a dozen firefighters from across the state gathered outside McKay Street Parking Garage practice their technical rope ...

As a crew leader, boss or officer, many points in one’s career stand out. Personally, it was quite powerful when one of my team members was on rope, connected to a litter basket, floating in air ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Tri-Township Fire Department is going the extra mile to keep the community safe. Firefighters have been doing technical rope rescue training over the past two weeks in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Fire ...

The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad mission is going to new heights with a technical team that specializes in high and low angle rope rescues, according to a university news release. High and low angle ...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — Practice makes perfect for the Massachusetts Association of Technical Rescue Specialists. For the past three years, the non-profit has created real life scenarios for ...

The Washington Region 4 Technical Rescue Team saved a rock climber who fell off a rock wall and suffered a traumatic hip injury Thursday at Beacon Rock State Park, according to the Vancouver Fire ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Technical Ropes Team continued the 113-year tradition of climbing to the top of Independence Monument every 4th of ...