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 ...

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 ...

Kern County firefighters used a rope rescue system and a stokes basket to carry a person whose vehicle plunged 60 to 100 feet down a ravine to safety near Wofford Heights on Friday. It happened at ...

In the world of rope rescue, we use mechanical advantage systems really for two reasons. The first being a force increasing tool and the second, a means of reducing the weight of a load during a ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)-- A motorcyclist in Colorado Springs is alive after going 30 feet off the road. The Springs fire department say they had to use a rope rescue system to get the rider up ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire & Rescue crews set up a rope rescue system Thursday evening to help a man who fell over a railing and down a steep cliff off of Terwilliger Boulevard in Southwest ...

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

Fire and rescue personnel used a system of ropes to rescue a woman from the bank of the Piscataquog River after she had reportedly jumped from a West Manchester bridge Saturday morning, fire officials ...

Abandoned Portland school a target for break-ins, police arrests and TikTok videos An abandoned Portland school has become a magnet for break-ins, police arrests, and TikTok videos as people sneak ...

During the 1983 International Fall Protection Seminar in Toronto, Maurice Amphoux, M.A.A.C., presented “Exposure of the Human Body in Falling Accidents,” in which he discussed the worst-case scenario ...