When a 50-plus-ton Cat excavator fell into a hole in Washington, Pennsylvania, the world’s largest rotator recovery truck arrived to help pull it out.

This is the moment a charity rescue ship came under heavy machine gun fire from the Libyan coastguard in the Mediterranean as its crew raced to help a stricken migrant boat. Britons were among the ...

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur save apparatus committees by spelling out what must be considered in the design of heavy rescue rigs in terms of storage solutions and compartment set-ups. The Prince ...

This heavy rescue vehicle, stationed at the west side, carries a wide variety of equipment both for firefighting and heavy-rescue. It also contains all of the RIT equipment. The mission of Firehouse ...

RENO, Nev. — The Reno Fire Department (RFD) has unveiled a new heavy rescue vehicle, enhancing its capability to respond to urban search and rescue emergencies. The vehicle, approved by the city ...

The Scott Fire Department rescued a man who was trapped underneath a mini excavator. Firefighters responded on Wednesday at about 12:30 p.m. to reports of a 57-year-old man trapped under the piece of ...

Arlington’s firefighter union is pushing back against the consolidation of the local fire department’s two heavy rescue units into one. It’s included in the Arlington County manager’s proposed FY 2027 ...