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, ...

BOONVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — More than a dozen Booneville firefighters have been spending morning doing rope training, so that they can be prepared for emergency situations across Warrick County. “Once we ...

The roof rope is more than just a rope for a riding position on an apparatus. For decades, it’s been known as one of the highest risk and lowest frequency operations for firefighters in the Northeast.

In the May 2025 issue of Firehouse, we discussed roof rope operations and what those types of incidents bring to the table (“Roof Rope Operations and Training ...

SAN DIEGO — An elite team of San Diego firefighters, with special skills are competing in a high-stakes rescue operation, at the international level. News 8 had an opportunity to see them practice ...

The Ann Arbor Fire Department performs an average of 85 elevator rescues every year, but a recent rescue was different. Firefighters rappelled 30 feet down an elevator shaft at C.S. Mott Children’s ...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Lamar County Fire Services has been teaching a rope awareness course for the last three weeks. The goal is for volunteer firefighters to learn basic rope skills so that ...