Self-rescue is a critical skill. It’s defined as actions and techniques that are taken by either an individual or a team to retreat or advance from situations that otherwise would leave them ...
When it comes to just plain “cool” firefighter training exercises, self-rescue has to be at the top of the list. The use of rescue rope and descent control devices (DCDs) is definitely a growing trend ...
We all know that high-angle rescues aren't cheap. The average cost of a rescue helicopter starts at $1,600 per hour, and that's on the low end. All told, most rescue operations end up with bills far ...
Many years ago – and for many years – my family made an annual trip to Greenville Maine for a “week away from it all.” As part of the trip, we went on a whitewater rafting adventure down the Kennebec ...
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Tragedy has hit Central Virginia not once, but twice this week, with two young children dying after drowning in pools. Preventing drowning takes multiple layers of ...
The DBI-SALA Self-Rescue detachable self-rescue system easily connects to your current safety harness, providing a fast, effective method of escape from suspension while putting fewer rescuers at risk ...
Scott Safety, a Tyco business, announces the launch of the new EZ-Scape Pro Integrated Self-Rescue Belt. Based on feedback from firefighters, Scott Safety designed the EZ-Scape Pro to improve ...
There wasn’t much Marieta Bialek and Austin Zedak were concerned about. They had just successfully skied their two objectives around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22: Conundrum and Castle Peaks, about ...
The BuckEscape Kit is an after-fall rescue system that contains a rescue lanyard and a descender kit. The BuckEscape Kit is an after-fall self-rescue system that was designed as an energy-absorbing ...