ROGERSVILLE, Mo. (KY3) - Firefighters in the Ozarks spent this week training on how to rescue people from elevators if they get stuck. “Elevators can malfunction like any mechanical item can,” said ...

Two Atlanta children are safe after being trapped inside an elevator shaft for hours, prompting a complex rescue by the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department's Special Operations team.

In the May 2025 issue of Firehouse, we discussed roof rope operations and what those types of incidents bring to the table (“Roof Rope Operations and Training ...

Two cousins, ages 13 and 11, trapped for hours in Atlanta elevator shaft reunite with firefighters who used rope system to rescue them from highrise building.

After being trapped for hours in an Atlanta high-rise elevator, two children were rescued by firefighters who rappelled down a blind shaft during frigid weather.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A woman was rescued from an elevator in Virginia Beach after firefighters rappelled about seven stories down the elevator shaft to get to her. The fire department went to the ...

Nov. 16—MAYVILLE, N.D. — Mayville Fire and Rescue crew members were searching for and hosing down hot spots Sunday morning, Nov. 16, as they worked to extinguish a fire that started the night before ...