Posts Tagged ‘rescue’

Williams Lake Volunteer Auto Extraction Search & Rescue team training/practice.

The Auto Extraction Search and Rescue team performed some hands-on training Thursday that entailed rescuing a ‘patient’ by hauling him up a steep embankment using a rescue basket, a winch and climbing gear.

Rope rescue equipment for sale, Tacoma Wa 07/11

Rope Rescue Gear for Sale

Self-Fusing Silicone Rescue Tape from baileysonline.com

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Rescue efforts at NZ mine face further delay

Rescue efforts at NZ mine face further delay
GREYMOUTH, New Zealand (Reuters) – Efforts to rescue 29 men trapped in a New Zealand coal mine faced more agonising delays on Sunday when authorities said they needed to drill a new shaft to test air quality because toxic gases made it too dangerous for rescue teams go in.

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Rescue mission launched for climber stuck on Tahquitz Rock

Rescue mission launched for climber stuck on Tahquitz Rock
The Riverside Mountan Rescue Unit reported around 8:45 p.m. Sunday that it will start a mission to rescue a climber on Tahquitz Rock above Idyllwild.

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Tree Climber Rescue | Vertical Single Rope Pick-off | Hunting Tree Stand Accident

Tree Rescue Education and Training Videos @ www.rescueresponse.com. Videos & dvds on safety, techniques, procedures, high angle, equipment, harnesses and gear. Some classes and courses available. Products included, Petzl, Sterling Rope, Traverse Rescue, PMI, Yates, Gear, CMC Rescue, ropes, harnesses, aluminum auto-lock carabiners, i’d, fall protection, headlamps, anchors, positioning lanyards, pulleys, ascenders, belays, arborist, hunting, etc. *This trailer is a preview of one technique in our comprehensive series, “Tower Rescue for Emergency Responders” and “Tower Rescue for Workers”.

Rescue under way for climbers who fell over cornice at Mount Rainier

Rescue under way for climbers who fell over cornice at Mount Rainier
A rescue team at Mount Rainier National Park has located two climbers, one of whom was semi-conscious after falling 50 meters over a cornice. A ground team of three climbing rangers reached the climbers this morning, finding them between Anvil Rock and Muir Rock below Camp Muir.

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Firefighters rescue fallen rock climber in Guilford Township

Firefighters rescue fallen rock climber in Guilford Township
GUILFORD TOWNSHIP — It took rescuers about 10 minutes to reach a man who had fallen in area known as “the tower” in a rocky area off White Rock Road Sunday afternoon, and another 15 or 20 minutes to get him to a waiting ambulance on the road below.

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