Rope

The Firehouse.com Rope product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire and rescue rope operations, including high and low angle rope rescue, lowering and lifting systems, ropes and accesorries and rappeling equipment options.

San Jose firefighters stand at the top of a ravine during rescue operations after a driver plummeted nearly 100 feet into a creek on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.

CA Firefighters Save Man after Ravine Plummet

Firefighters worked for several hours Thursday rescuing a man in the San Jose foothills after he drove off a hillside and landed in a creek 100 feet below.

PA Crews Rescue Driver Trapped Down Embankment

Raw video shows McAdoo and Hazle Township firefighters rescuing a driver whose SUV struck a tree, went airborne and plummeted 50 feet down an embankment Thursday.

Spokane, WA, firefighters rescued a man who was trapped 80 feet below a bridge at the edge of the Spokane River early Thursday.

WA Crews Use Aerial, Ropes to Rescue Man from River

Spokane firefighters pulled up the man to a bridge after he had become trapped 80 feet below at the edge of the Spokane River.

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Petzl Set to Host RopeTrip Series in Salt Lake City

Petzl America will host the 2020 Petzl RopeTrip US & Canada Series in Salt Lake City from Jan. 27-30, 2020.

Petzl Introduces MAESTRO Rope Rescue Device

Petzl has announced the release of the MAESTRO, an intuitive and reliable mechanical belay device for rope and technical rescues.

CMC, Harken Launch CLUTCH Multi-Purpose Tool

CMC and Harken Industrial have announced the launch of the much-anticipated CLUTCH, the latest evolution in rescue and rope access hardware.

Firefighter participating in Advanced Wilderness Rope Rescue Course attends patient on a lower.

Technical Rescue: The Importance of 15:1

Russell McCullar clarifies whether 15:1 is still relevant and says that fire departments should select gear and load limits that meet their needs.

Charlotte, NC, crews used a crane, rope and ladder to rescue a construction worker early Saturday at building site three stories high.

NC Crews Make 'High-Angle Rescue' Three Stories High

A witness' raw video shows nearly two dozen Charlotte firefighters use a crane, ladder and rope to get a worker trapped in the air at a building site safety to the ground.

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Watch Miami Crews Save Workers after Scaffold Mishap

Video captured the rescue by Miami firefighters as two men were left dangling 30 feet above the ground after their scaffold malfunctioned.

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ID Firefighters Rescue Crashed Paraglider

Lewiston fire crews used ropes and a pulley to hoist the injured pilot up a steep slope after a 'freak accident' sent him crashing into a hillside.

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Product of the Day: Teufelberger Fiber Rope Corporation -- KMIII Rope

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Product of the Day: Pigeon Mountain Industries -- PMI UNICORE Rope

Product of the Day: Sterling Rope Company -- FDNY Large Area Search Kit

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Watch CO Firefighters Rappel Down Cliff to Save Dog

Firehouse Presents State of Fire Service Survey Results

Firehouse Presents State of Fire Service Survey Results

Firehouse is proud to present the findings from our 2019 State of the Fire Service survey.

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Watch Chicago Crews Rescue Stranded Window Washer

Raw video shows firefighters helping a worker to safety after he was stuck on the side of a 58-story building in a steady rain when one of his scaffold's ropes snapped.

St. Paul, MN, firefighters used ropes to pull up a teen who fell 15 to 20 feet down a Mississippi River bluff Wednesday.

Photos: MN Crews Rescue Teen after River Bluff Fall

'He was fortunate enough to land on a ledge,' said a St. Paul fire official after firefighters used ropes to pull up a teen who fell 15 to 20 feet down a Mississippi River bluff.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe talks at a press conference after a firefighter was injured after a fall while trying to rescue stranded hikers Wednesday.

Canadian FF Seriously Injured Trying to Rescue Hikers

The Hamilton, Ontario, firefighter suffered head and face injuries when he lost his footing and fell 15 to 20 feet at Albion Falls while trying to rescue stranded hikers.

Kansas City Fire Dept Apparatus (mo)

MO Crews Rescue Worker Hit by Object from Crane

Kansas City firefighters needed their own crane to get the injured construction worker to the ground safely after he had been hit in the head Monday morning.

San Diego firefighters lowered themselves from the roof of a downtown building in order to rescue two construction workers trapped in a broken window washing lift Tuesday.

San Diego FFs Save Workers in Stalled Lift 42 Floors Up

Two construction workers were trapped in a broken window washing lift Tuesday, and San Diego's technical rescue team lowered themselves from the roof to reach the men.

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Watch Chicago Crews Rescue Tree Trimmer 75 Feet Up

The contractor broke his leg and became pinned between branches while trimming a tree at a home in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood over the weekend.

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Woman with Taser Survives Jump into IL River

Peoria rescue divers pulled a woman from the Illinois River on Sunday after firefighters tried to negotiate with her for more than three hours underneath a steel bridge.

Firefighters used ropes to rescue a farmer from suffocating in a grain silo in Butler County, OH, on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

OH Firefighters Save Farmer in Grain Silo

Ross Township firefighters rescued a 70-year-old farmer who was stuck in a grain silo and beginning to suffocate Thursday afternoon.

After the firefighter ascended the tree and set up a rigging system, the pilot was lowered from the plane to rescuers on the ground. The operation took two hours.

On the Job: Pilot Rescued from Plane Crashed into ID Treetop

McCall Fire and EMS Department crews encountered a number of challenges when the pilot of a small plane experienced mechanical problems and crashed into a treetop.

Vancouver and Clark County, WA, firefighters rescue a teen who was stuck on a cliff 35 feet above the ground early Thursday.

WA Firefighters Rescue Teen Stuck on Cliff

Vancouver and Clark County crews were needed when the teen refused to climb down on his own after becoming trapped 35 feet above the ground early Thursday.

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Watch Milwaukee FFs Make Window-Ledge Rescue

Video captures members of Milwaukee's Heavy Urban Rescue Team dramatically saving a person from falling from an eighth-story window.

Santa Barbara Co Cliff Rescue (ca)

CA Firefighters Save Man after Cliff Fall

Santa Barbara County crews performed a high-angle rope rescue after a man, 20, fell from a cliff in Isla Vista late Saturday.

Fort Lauderdale Elevator Rescue (fl)

Watch FL Crews Rescue Man from Stuck Elevator

Fort Lauderdale technical rescue teams used a rope system to pull the trapped man more than 50 feet up an office building elevator shaft after the car became stuck.