Rope Rescue
Rope rescue work in Clark County by several departments saved a homeless woman who had fallen 30 feet
First responders went beyond the call of duty, pulling animals from sinkholes, frozen ponds and bear dens
A rope rescue system was used to recover the worker inside the Holly Sugar Plant in Tracy
It was “sheer luck the car landed where it was,” said Battalion Chief Dave Seneviratne
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
San Bernardino firefighter-medics descended and began treating the patient, and their colleagues set up a rope system to bring them all back up
Crews found one of the victims sprawled out on top of the elevator; the other victim was underneath the elevator
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Four crewmembers were on the rope during the rarely needed, lifesaving maneuver
Southern Marin Fire District crew members used a rope system, and EMS providers flew the patient by helicopter to a hospital
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The 10-year-old was hanging on to a structure at the Four Mile Dam when the first responders arrived
The hunter fired a gun to summon nearby hunters for help in the Los Padres National Forest
Syracuse members used ladders, ropes and pulleys to complete the rescue in about an hour; AMR transported the men
Members of the Syracuse Fire Department said the person was without a rope or a partner and became stuck about 80 feet up
After a reset effort did not work, they performed a high-angle rope rescue
The first step is often the hardest, namely due to issues with maintaining control over the movements and protecting the gear
CAL-FIRE, Mercy Ambulance and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office crewmembers rescued the two, pulling them up the embankment
The two men were working at a new condo tower when the platform went askew
The boy was conscious but in distress in a 20-acre pond south of Boston
“While the desire to help is understandable, this type of action is extremely dangerous,” the LAFD wrote in a news release
The person dropped from a fenced area near the Sacramento River, but responders found him in stable condition and transported him to a hospital
Tappahannock VFD, Tappahannock Rescue Squad, Hanover Fire-EMS’ Technical Rescue Team, Chesterfield Fire and EMS and Life Evac worked together to rescue the 16-year-old
The Maryland Heights Fire Protection District rescued two teenagers who fell through the ice near the department’s water rescue training drill
Sandy Springs firefighter crews and AMR paramedics used a rope system to extricate the driver who was trapped in the vehicle
Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones reported that 10 people were injured, and three were transported to a hospital
Waterloo Battalion Chief Troy Luck said the department has practiced rappelling, but this was the first time they did it during a rescue
Corbett Fire District 14 firefighters used ropes to save a “very, very lucky,” woman at Multnomah Falls
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said training helped them make the rescue effort a success
Firefighter Adam Hudson with the High Springs Fire Department used some new rope rescue gear to help the four-legged patient
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