On arrival, OFPD units found a pickup truck off the road, approximately 50 feet down a steep embankment, resting in a tree ...

The fifth passenger remained in the vehicle and was unable to walk. A low-angle rope rescue operation was initiated to safely extricate the remaining occupant. OFPD, with assistance from the ...

The session at Fruitvale Bridge provided information and practice for low-angle and high-angle rescue. Participating firefighters were familiarized with simple, complex, and compound rope rescue ...

“We actually had one just earlier this week where a lady slid down a slope and we had to do a low-angle rope rescue to get her out,” Williams said. They said if you ever find yourself in a ...

Firefighters say despite the man's injuries, he was able to climb part of the way up the wet slope, but was unable to reach ...

Anything from skiing out a gate at a resort for a quick backcountry lap to a short ski tour for some low-angle pow turns an all-day mission for a specific line can constitute backcountry skiing. But ...

Redmond Fire was identified as the lead medical team while Search & Rescue was assigned to a low-angle rope belay with a wheeled litter. The subject was taken to the trailhead, then to St. Charles ...

The Lake Superior College Fire Club hosted a Shift Day, where students experience the tasks of firefighters on a daily basis.

The Osage Fire Protection District (OFPD) and Cole County EMS performed an extrication from a car crash down a steep ...