We were able to secure it with ropes and bring them in safely.” Lt. Nick Schneider of Ladder 4 said that when he reached the 78th floor, he immediately felt “a gust of air.” “I knew that a ...

There are rope ladders that can be used for gym activities or they are thrown out of helicopters to rescue people from mountains. Fire engines have extendable ladders to rescue people from tall ...

In order to extricate the patient from the steep terrain, crews had to utilize a rope ... heavy rescue squad, while a change of direction was made using an anchor point on the side of a ladder ...

First responders in Parker County successfully rescued an individual from an overturned vehicle in a ravine, highlighting ...

ONTARIO COUNTY, N.Y. — A dramatic rope rescue unfolded on Tuesday. Two people found themselves trapped by a waterfall in ...

Eleven people were rescued on Friday after getting stuck in an elevator in a Cambridge hi-rise. At about 6 p.m. on Friday, the Cambridge Fire Department responded to the elevator rescue in a hi-rise ...

A rope rescue operation was set up to lower equipment down to allow the fallen person to be raised to safety. The casualty was then handed over to paramedics for "further checks and treatment ...

But after climbing the tree, Owen became stuck, and firefighters were forced to do a rope rescue to save the teen ... unable to simply utilize an aerial ladder due to the ground being too soft ...