A group of first responders used a rope pulley system to hoist five stranded tourists more than 200 feet out of the Grand Canyon Caverns in Arizona after the elevator broke down on Sunday, according ...

In the world of rope rescue, we use mechanical advantage systems really for two reasons. The first being a force increasing tool and the second, a means of reducing the weight of a load during a ...

GREENSBORO, NC -- Safety takes no holiday-- especially on this holiday when turkey fryers are being fired up all over the nation. Now before you say, "What are the chances a fire due to my turkey ...

Pulley systems are simple machines that make lifting heavy objects easier. They consist of a rope or cable that passes over one or more wheels (pulleys). A single pulley changes the direction of force ...

Many fire departments provide much more than suppression activities in the emergency services, including technical rescue. In the world of rope rescue, the rescue team still has to move a victim up, ...

Port Colborne Fire and Emergency Services firefighters, both full time and volunteers, practiced rope work by rappelling down and climbing up the side of their headquarters on Saturday in Port ...