The Slocum Volunteer Fire & Rescue hosted its first swiftwater awareness and tech training class Saturday. The class was ...

Technical Rescue: The Swiftwater-Rescue Kit Andrew McIntyre talks on-the-water kit, pulley/rope compatibility, rope grabs, webbing and victim medical treatment, so rescue technicians are best ...

The Chattanooga Fire Department’s Swiftwater Rescue Team has officially received state accreditation. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Director Patrick Sheehan presented the certificate Tuesday ...

"The Swiftwater Rescue Team, part of LCFD’s Technical Rescue Team, includes six firefighters who are trained in water rescue operations," a fire department spokesperson explained.