The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of rope and rope hardware and software; tying of basic knots, and the use of various rope accessories to construct mechanical advantage systems ...

WOOD RIVER — The Wood River Fire Department recently received a grant to replace some of its rope rescue equipment. However, the current equipment served the rescuers of a roofer well on Tuesday. Fire ...

Our rescue and search personnel got a good rope rescue refresher, and our canine folks got to work with a brand new technique. By its very name, an urban search and rescue (USAR) task force must be ...

I recently attended a CMC Rescue School Ropes I/II class in Kansas City, Mo. It was definitely one of the better technical rescue classes I’ve attended. What was most exciting, however, was a product ...