Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire and rescue personnel used a system of ropes to rescue a woman from the bank of the Piscataquog River after she had reportedly ...

With new awareness and research in rope rescue safety, experts are now questioning the effectiveness of the non-tensioned belay. This article will examine pros and cons of this system, as well as ...

Rescue personnel used a ropes system to bring up a stranded hiker at Signal Mountain on Tuesday afternoon. The Signal Mountain Fire Department responded to 108 Signal Point Trail regarding a female ...

In the last two articles, we focused on the foundation of mechanical advantage systems (MAS). We also touched on both anchor and belay systems. By now you should have a good base of knowledge ...

Ten people with the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) Fire Department completed 40 hours of training in the Ropes Rescue I course for technical rescue. The firefighters completed training on ...

Consider this scenario: Your agency is dispatched to a motor vehicle accident (MVA). As units respond to the call, the dispatcher relays reports that a car has driven or rolled off a steep bank and is ...

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A group of first responders used a rope pulley system to hoist five stranded tourists more than 200 feet out of the Grand Canyon Caverns in Arizona after the elevator broke down on Sunday, according ...