In many jurisdictions across the United States, it seems that the frequency of flooding and water-rescue incidents continues to trend upward. The all-hazard approach to the fire service has a large ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 4,500 people drowned each year in the United States from 2020–2022. Most fire departments’ response district has some form of ...
The Gadsden Fire Department recently hosted a Surface Water Rescue course sponsored by the Alabama Fire College, bringing ...
Heavy summer rainfall upstream is turning the normally lazy Chattahoochee River current into a fast, hidden danger for local ...
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, ...
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Franklin Police Department’s Dive/Swiftwater Rescue Team toured the Harpeth River on Wednesday. They found the river is still in bad shape after January’s winter storm. ⏩ ...