Long passed are the days of manila rope and wooden block and tackles. Now, we puff out our chest with high-efficiency, ball bearing pulleys and auto-locking carabiners.

Andrew McIntyre talks on-the-water kit, pulley/rope compatibility, rope grabs, webbing and victim medical treatment, so rescue technicians are best prepared when they are called ...

As a general rule in rope-rescue rigging, belay lines are attached to the rescuer with a direct tie-in. This avoids problems associated with a potential cross-loaded carabiner and/or an unlocked ...

A firefighter who was hailed as a hero Wednesday for his role in a daring rescue of an 81-year-old man from a 5th floor Manhattan apartment fire in late 2016 said he had no idea the rope that lower… ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A young boy who fell into a pipe in Indiana was rescued using the seat from a swing set, firefighters say. The 5-year-old was rescued Thursday night an hour and a half after ...