If the rescue car lacks power or grip, having the stuck vehicle assist by engaging its engine and gear may help.

Fire and rescue personnel used a system of ropes to rescue a woman from the bank of the Piscataquog River after she had reportedly jumped from a West Manchester bridge Saturday morning, fire officials ...

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, ...

Crews conducted multiple rescues in Snow Canyon State Park Saturday, with one rescue taking four hours and calling for a High ...

The FDNY conducts roughly one rope rescue a year, sometimes none at all. On that frosty day in February, Kotzo and his team conducted three within a matter of minutes, FDNY officials said.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Firefighters rescued two workers after scaffolding collapsed Wednesday at a building in downtown Cleveland.

But instead, they became stuck as well. The fire district said that after about an hour of maneuvering and a vertical rope rescue, the teenager and both dogs were brought to the surface.

When a woman on a paddleboard spots a shark tangled in a fishing line, she knew she had to help rescue the shark.