SCRANTON — When the next flash flood strikes, city firefighters will be even better prepared to respond because of increased training and rescue inflatable boats, officials said Tuesday on the ...

Dedicated swiftwater training facilities enable firefighters and other responders to practice in controlled, realistic environments regardless of natural water conditions. Swiftwater facilities ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — "We understand that statistically speaking, swiftwater rescue is about the most dangerous thing we can do," Spokane Valley Fire Department Captain Ben Riddle told NonStop Local ...

Days after coming to the aid of dozens of stranded residents and motorists during Chattanooga’s historic flash flooding event, the Chattanooga Fire Department’s Swiftwater Rescue Team will be awarded ...

Texas is getting help from the Peninsula, as the Newport News Fire Department's Swiftwater Rescue Team has been asked to help more than a week after deadly floods took over the Guadalupe River. A ...

DuBois City Council unanimously approved an interagency cooperation agreement last week formalizing the city’s participation in the Northwest Central Pennsylvania Task Force Swiftwater Rescue Team and ...

NOTE: The above video is from previous coverage of the Swiftwater Rescue Team’s mission in Kerr County, Texas. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Despite ongoing difficulties in Kerr County, Texas, the ...

HAMILTON, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police has been actively responding to areas where residents are trapped by flooding. Amidst challenging conditions, officers ...

PHOENIX — The remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla are expected to bring heavy rain to much of Arizona, including the Valley, over the next few days. Parts of the state are still recovering from the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As heavy storms moved into the metro Saturday afternoon, Albuquerque Fire Rescue says they had to move quickly to rescue a person floating down the arroyo. Albuquerque Fire ...

The remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla are expected to bring heavy rain to much of Arizona, including the Valley, over the next few days, and emergency personnel are preparing in case they are ...