Owensboro firefighters and other local responders used a coordinated rope rescue to save a person in distress at the ...

The Middletown Fire Department conducted a rope and water rescue at Purgatory Chasm on Saturday after an individual was found in distress in the water near the chasm, according to a press release from ...

Frigid temperatures hovering the high teens, didn’t stop 12 firefighters from seven fire department from taking a plunge into ...

A good starting point for fire departments that want to create an ice rescue program or formalize an existing one is NFPA 2500: Standard for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue ...

The Savoy Fire Department will conduct ice rescue training from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Monday, February 9, at Colbert ...

Firefighters came to the rescue of a swan found stuck in a frozen Connecticut river this week. Norwalk Fire Department crews donned cold-water rescue suits and used ropes to carefully ...

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