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 ...

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.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – On Sept. 26 and 27, approximately 20 Letterkenny Army Depot firefighters joined several Chambersburg Fire Department firefighters to complete a rope rescue training course in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Crews with the Zoneton Fire Protection District joined firefighters from Shepherdsville, Zoneton and Southeast Bullitt Fire Departments Monday to train for rope rescues. The ...

First responders exercised their rescue skills with rope training on the Purple People Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.It comes after a semi-truck crashed on a bridge in Louisville, with the driver ...

SETROPES Division announces all 20 Sea Cadets successfully completed a demanding nine-day rope rescue training. Officials said, "The depth and breadth of the curriculum—from foundational skills like ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — Over the last week CAL FIRE ...

On Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, Randall County Commissioners approved a plan to bring in world-renowned Ropes that Rescue (RTR) to conduct specialized training for Randall County firefighters and others ...

Memphis, Tenn. - First responders need to be ready for any kind of emergency. Memphis firefighters spent most of the day Tuesday at the Renasant Convention Center going through special rope rescue ...

STORY. WE ARE CURRENTLY 13 STORIES UP AND ON THURSDAY MORNING, FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRAINED HOW TO REPEL DOWN THEM BEFORE FIREFIGHTER DANIEL REINER RAPPELS DOWN THE SIDE OF THIS BUILDING, THE GLENVIEW ...

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, ...