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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mar. 20—Muskogee firefighter Malcolm Love said he learned important lessons rappelling down a tower Tuesday. "Just trust your equipment, know your equipment," he said. "I'm learning how to be more ...

They may look like wanna-be rock-climbers scaling the side of Bucks County Community College but they were actually members of the Bethlehem Fire Department getting a crash course in rope rescue ...

Shouts of commands punctured the silence on a recent Saturday afternoon at a rock quarry west of New Meadows, ID. The quarry was playing host to first responders from throughout Adams County as they ...

Odessa College Safety and Rescue Instructor Dean McCann led students through a rope/rappelling portion of their Industrial Rope Rescue course Tuesday afternoon on the Fire/EMS Technology Training ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...