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 ...

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 ...

Incidents requiring advanced rope skills can occur anywhere and at any time. Two such incidents have occurred here in New York City in the past 2 years–but don’t think for a second that this could ...

Consider this scenario: Your agency is dispatched to a motor vehicle accident (MVA). As units respond to the call, the dispatcher relays reports that a car has driven or rolled off a steep bank and is ...

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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 ...

Tri-State G&T lineman Kyle Broyles repairs a gunshot conductor on a 345-kV line in Montrose, Colorado. Taking a line out of service can be costly for a utility as well as time-consuming for field ...

Seattle firefighters launched a rope rescue operation Monday at Carkeek Park after a person was reported down a trail and ...

Routine maintenance grounded Las Vegas Metro’s primary rescue helicopter, forcing crews into a complex seven-hour rope operation after a climber fell at Red Roc ...

A Jessamine County dog miraculously survived a great 40-foot fall on Friday due to a mutual aid rescue from various fire departments in the area.