Your department’s tech rescue program needs to train additional rope rescue technicians. Where do you start? An out-of-town open enrollment class? Maybe bring an outside instructor to your department?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

They may fight fires and confront danger while on duty, but the Sheldon Community Fire and Rescue team found time to laugh ...

Odessa College instructors held an Industrial Rope Rescue course exercise on their Fire/EMS Technology Training Rappel Tower Tuesday afternoon. The Industrial Rope Rescue course is a 5-day, 50 hour ...

COOS BAY — Over a dozen local firefighters participated this week in a hands-on technical rope rescue course at Shore Acres State Park in Coos Bay where they learned a variety of life-saving skills.

First responders in Bullitt County will soon be trained in several different types of specialty rescues. The department ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Quad City area firefighters are trading in ladders for ropes this week. Members of the MABAS 43 Technical Rescue Team are completing rope rescue training on Wednesday and Thursday at ...

PANAMA CITY — Some local firefighters in training spent Tuesday learning the ropes. Technical Rescue Team instructors hosted their rope rescue course Tuesday afternoon alongside the Panama City Fire ...