In Sissonville, the volunteer fire department is prepped and ready to help residents when they get the call. They have ...

Dillion encourages the public to prepare as well. He advises to move animals or pets inside or away from water. Vehicles that ...

With severe flooding still affecting parts of Butte County, the swiftwater rescue team from CAL FIRE made a life-saving ...

Proposed is an evaluation of the capability of rescue teams as currently configured and deployed, and as they should evolve ...

The Winston-Salem Fire Department reported that its Swift Water Rescue Team and family members of the children successfully rescued two of the children, who were immediately taken to a local ...

In the middle of the night - and using his own boat - an off-duty state trooper sprang into action to save two men ...

People are familiar with the notion of “Strike while the iron is hot,” but less familiar is “Act while the water is frozen.” ...

Up until fire departments were able to access money through the program, some said they had to clean equipment by scrubbing toxins off or spraying it with a hose. More than $26 million has already ...

CROWN POINT — Emergency medical equipment at the Crown Point Fire Department is getting an upgrade this month. Department leaders announced Friday that they'll be adding $1.1 million of new ...

One person was rescued from a vehicle trapped in a creek Friday morning in Madison County following swift rainfall overnight. According to Firefighter Elliot Stoddard with the Red Lick Volunteer ...

PIKE COUNTY, KY (WOWK ... The investigations into both the cause of the fire and the individual’s death are ongoing. The Shelby Valley Volunteer Fire Department also responded to the scene.

Boston fire, environmental police. You want to coordinate those water-borne assets to get there as quickly as possible to get in the water and try to rescue within the first moments," he said.