Nearly a month before the Walker Fire Department (WFD) gets to 24-hour staffing, all full-time firefighters are undergoing extensive training on vehicle rescue. The crew is training this week inside ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Swift water rescue training was underway Tuesday at South Bend's East Race. Firefighters intentionally put an abandoned car into the water as part of the Indiana River Rescue ...

Throughout the month, Eugene Springfield Fire (ESF) has been training for water rescues - specifically for rescues involving ...

LE MARS, Iowa (KTIV) - Area fire departments underwent intensive heavy vehicle extrication training Oct. 11 and 12, learning critical skills to rescue individuals trapped in vehicles. The 14-hour ...

The department spent six months developing the training program.

Christian Brown and Jeffrey Mondo tell how basic trench rescue training of firefighters serves as a force multiplier for technical rescue teams. Making the lip on the trench safe and placing/moving ...

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

SOUTH BEND — If you see a vehicle this week in the East Race Waterway, it may not require a call to 911. A tow truck will intentionally lower a vehicle into the river Tuesday, April 29 for a nearly ...