Swiftwater environments are dynamic situations. As a whitewater river guide, the only tools that I have available to me are what are on my person or in my boat. However, every rescuer must have the ...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — "We understand that statistically speaking, swiftwater rescue is about the most dangerous thing we can do," Spokane Valley Fire Department Captain Ben Riddle told NonStop Local ...

Over the weekend, the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Special Operations Division partnered with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for a joint Swiftwater Rescue training event ...

A Swiftwater strike team, made up of three members from the City of Spokane Fire Department as well as three members from the Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD), has been deployed to King County in ...

Local swiftwater rescue teams are heading to the coast ahead of dangerous rip currents brought on by Hurricane Erin. Wrightsville Beach lifeguards rescued as many as 15 people on Tuesday as Hurricane ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Eight members of the Virginia Beach Fire Department’s Swiftwater Rescue Team, VA-2, left Hampton Roads Sunday evening to help with ongoing flood response operations in ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. -- Spokane County's swiftwater rescue team has been deployed to King County to help with ongoing flood rescue efforts. The swiftwater strike team is composed of firefighters from ...

During natural disasters, cell service and other traditional channels of communication can be compromised. Efforts to strengthen emergency communication systems can mean the difference between life ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As heavy storms moved into the metro Saturday afternoon, Albuquerque Fire Rescue says they had to move quickly to rescue a person floating down the arroyo. Albuquerque Fire ...