The Ann Arbor Fire Department performs an average of 85 elevator rescues every year, but a recent rescue was different. Firefighters rappelled 30 feet down an elevator shaft at C.S. Mott Children’s ...

An FDNY firefighter who risked it all to rappel down the side of a burning Harlem building and save a man trying to escape the flames will be honored with the department’s most prestigious award, ...

The roof rope is more than just a rope for a riding position on an apparatus. For decades, it’s been known as one of the highest risk and lowest frequency operations for firefighters in the Northeast.

ROGERS — Wade Hulsey was suspended from a rope about 35 feet in the air, trying to untie and retie a rope. It’s not a hobby. Area fire departments, including Rogers, Avoca and Bella Vista were ...

Memphis, Tenn. - First responders need to be ready for any kind of emergency. Memphis firefighters spent most of the day Tuesday at the Renasant Convention Center going through special rope rescue ...

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