NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — The New Bedford Fire Department has been awarded $68,000 in federal grant funds to boost training on rescuing people from stalled elevators. The department will bring in ...

EASTON, Pa. - Dozens of Easton firefighters received special training on Thursday on the "ups and downs" of the job: They're learning how to rescue people from stuck elevators. When you enter an ...

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.

A man trapped in an express elevator shaft was rescued by specially trained Boston firefighters who hoisted him 70 feet to freedom, the department said. The incident played out late Thursday night at ...