Firefighters from Tempe, Mesa, and other agencies across the East Valley gathered at the Salt River Tuesday morning for ...

Dedicated swiftwater training facilities enable firefighters and other responders to practice in controlled, realistic environments regardless of natural water conditions. Swiftwater facilities ...

Madison Fire and Rescue conducted its annual water rescue training drills Wednesday morning.

SCRANTON — When the next flash flood strikes, city firefighters will be even better prepared to respond because of increased training and rescue inflatable boats, officials said Tuesday on the ...

FORT CAMPBELL, - Ky Firefighters from Fort Campbell and surrounding communities gathered April 24 to take part in annual swift water rescue training, a critical preparation designed to enhance safety ...

Swiftwater environments are dynamic situations. As a whitewater river guide, the only tools that I have available to me are what are on my person or in my boat. However, every rescuer must have the ...

A boater had a bigger adventure than he bargained for when he got caught in rapid, rising water on the Haw River. He was stuck all night, and finally rescued by a military helicopter. Rescues of this ...

Over the weekend, the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Special Operations Division partnered with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for a joint Swiftwater Rescue training event ...

OREGON CITY Ore. (KPTV) - When someone gets swept up in the current, who jumps in to save them? It’s often Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue’s (TVF&R) water rescue team. Every Monday during the year, ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Several East Texas emergency agencies came together on Saturday in Houston County for water rescue training to stay ahead of disasters. The Texas Game Wardens, Houston ...

Three-day training covers boat flips, flotation devices and ice rescues ...