A joint Swiftwater Rescue training event over the weekend turned into a real-life rescue mission when three kayakers became stranded on a rock across the river in Reliance, Tennessee. The Hamilton ...

BELTON, Texas — Firefighters from Fort Hood and the Killeen Fire Department spent July 21-23 training in swift water rescue techniques below Belton Lake Dam, taking advantage of rare moving water ...

Over the weekend, the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Special Operations Division partnered with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for a joint Swiftwater Rescue training event ...

JANESVILLE — Janesville Fire Department personnel were training in swiftwater rescue Monday afternoon along the Rock River when they unexpectedly put that learning to use. According to a release from ...

SCRANTON — When the next flash flood strikes, city firefighters will be even better prepared to respond because of increased training and rescue inflatable boats, officials said Tuesday on the ...

GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Gallatin Fire Department will soon add swiftwater rescue to their response arsenal. The training took nearly 3 years, but GFD is on the verge of becoming just 1 of 9 ...

As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, multiple fire departments were out on Madison Lake in Trotwood on Tuesday practicing a real water search, rescue, and recovery mission. The Trotwood Fire ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - First responders are practicing water rescues on the Calcasieu River this afternoon. The Westlake Fire Department and Cajun Dustoff are conducting water rescue exercises as ...

Congresswoman Julia Letlow secured $3.5 million in federal funds to build an advanced indoor water rescue center for first responders at the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy.