Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment
Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
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Chargers Players Crawl Through Ceiling Panel to Escape Stuck Hotel Elevator
Dallas Fire-Rescue assisted the people on the elevator through the ceiling panel to an adjacent elevator.
Worker Dies After Being Trapped Under Excavator in MA
Federal authorities are investigating a rockslide that killed a worker at a quarry in Sterling on Thursday.
Training Minutes: Victim Removal from Window
Todd Taylor and company demonstrate a twin-tension system that can be set up with minimal equipment and staffing to remove a victim via a window.
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Woman Found Dead in Baggage Conveyor Belt at O’Hare Airport
The Chicago Fire Department was called out to Terminal 5 at O’Hare Airport for a report of a woman pinned in machinery.
Crown Point (IN) Firefighters Rescue City Employee Trapped in Lift Station
The Crown Point Fire Department saved a city employee trapped in a lift station Wednesday morning.
Suffolk (VA) Firefighters Respond to Tech Rescue Incident at Construction Site
Suffolk (VA) firefighters responded to a complex technical rescue incident at a construction site that left one person dead.
Man Falls onto Train Tracks in CT, Becomes Stuck Between Platform as Train Pulls Away
A man was hospitalized after falling onto train tracks in Bridgeport. The victim became stuck between the platform and the tracks as the train pulled away.
Two Dead, Two Trapped After Hotel Collapse in Germany
Part of a hotel in a winemaking town on the Mosel River in western Germany collapsed, authorities said, leaving two people dead and trapping seven others.
Training Minutes: Elevator Rescue: Anatomy of the Rope Gripper
Mike Dragonetti of Dragon Rescue Management reviews the Hollister-Whitney Rope Gripper, a failsafe device that can help increase elevator safety.
Tornado Hits Near Downtown Buffalo (NY), Damaging Buildings and Toppling Trees, Cars
The tornado apparently did not cause any injuries, but left behind considerable destruction.
Firefighters Rescue Man Stuck in Chimney of Cleveland School
Firefighters were able to rescue a man Saturday after he tried to gain entry into a West Side school through the chimney and ended up stuck.