Andrew McIntyre talks on-the-water kit, pulley/rope compatibility, rope grabs, webbing and victim medical treatment, so rescue technicians are best prepared when they are called. A belt-mounted 4 ...

Rescue teams in New York worked together to save a deer stuck in water at a naval park. The deer was in the water at the ...

While being a strong swimmer is essential, there's much more to swift water rescue than just paddling. The training covered essential skills like rope rescue techniques, using safety equipment ...

"We hire a firefighter, we put them through recruit school and then as they get deeper into their career they can pursue specialized training like rope rescue or water rescue," McCullar said.

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 ...

Harrowing body camera video captured the moment first responders raced to rescue a woman ... using a rope to pull the woman, who was submerged in the freezing water about 35 feet from the ...

Capt. Keith Mayle is in charge of the Canton Fire Department's water rescue team. Other specialized operations training is conducted for confined space rescue, trench rescue, rope rescue and ...

“We have certifications in swift water rescue, rope rescue, and avalanche rescue. We practice extensively for ground searches, with a variety of means of excursion, and extract, by that I mean ...

GREECE, N.Y. -Lake Shore Fire District performed a water rescue on Saturday at 1:12 p.m ... maybe a line or a rope, which threw him from the jet ski. The victim had significant injuries to ...

"A lady saw her in the water, called 911, and that's when we got the call," said Fire Chief Mike Millisky from the Chews Landing Fire Department. Firefighters used a rope to pull the woman to ...

while Smothers helped pull the person out of the water. SCSO also said the fire department was on the scene to toss a rescue rope to the deputies and officer. "With everyone working as one team ...