A group of first responders used a rope pulley system to hoist five stranded tourists more than 200 feet out of the Grand Canyon Caverns in Arizona after the elevator broke down on Sunday, according ...

GREENSBORO, NC -- Safety takes no holiday-- especially on this holiday when turkey fryers are being fired up all over the nation. Now before you say, "What are the chances a fire due to my turkey ...

Pulley systems are simple machines that make lifting heavy objects easier. They consist of a rope or cable that passes over one or more wheels (pulleys). A single pulley changes the direction of force ...

Many fire departments provide much more than suppression activities in the emergency services, including technical rescue. In the world of rope rescue, the rescue team still has to move a victim up, ...

SANTA CRUZ >> A captain at Santa Cruz Fire Department has designed an anchored rescue system to prevent casualties — among rescuers and the rescued — at the perilous Toilet Bowl, an exposed ...

A gear close gearA gear is a mechanical part with teeth that interlock with another gear or belt to transfer motion and power while changing speed, or direction in a mechanical system. is a special ...