YONKERS, N.Y.YONKERS, N.Y. — Firefighters rappelled down the side of a high-rise building Friday to rescue two men who were dangling from safety ropes after their scaffolding collapsed. The men, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Paterson, N.J., firefighter rappels down a waterfall to save a stray dog trapped on a ledge. (Photo: Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge ...

Ten people with the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) Fire Department completed 40 hours of training in the Ropes Rescue I course for technical rescue. The firefighters completed training on ...

LORTON, Va. (March 19, 2012) -- The 911th Engineer Company (Technical Rescue), the only combat engineering company in the Army that specializes in urban search and rescue, improved its abilities as a ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon Rescue Mission will hold a fundraising rappelling event later this month in partnership with Heil Heating & Cooling Products. “Over the Edge” will be held Saturday, July 31 ...

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) – Firefighters in Alabama rappelled to rescue a man whose pickup truck fell 100 feet (30 meters) off an interstate, landing in a creek. Media sources report that Hoover Fire Capt.

A puppy rescued by a San Diego animal control officer earlier this month after falling 100 feet down a ravine now has a forever home with a Southern California family. The San Diego County Department ...

When a hunter was severely injured in a 100-foot fall near the Eagle River Nature Center, north of Anchorage, the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing came to the rescue, according to a Sept. 9 news ...