Around 100 of Canada’s most elite search and rescue personnel descended on Penticton, B.C., this week for a three-day training exercise. Known as Canada Task Force 1, the team is made of firefighters, ...

Heavy urban search and rescue training underway in Penticton, B.C. Rescue crews from across the country were in the Penticton this week for heavy urban search and rescue training.

On a blustery morning in Dayton, Ohio, eight firefighters from around the country stand in front of a 20-foot concrete cylinder with the words "BELL TOWER" spray-painted on the front. They're here for ...

A recent 3-day training course is helping members of Ohio Task Force 1 become specialists in heavy equipment rigging (HERS), which is vital in disaster situations. Only 20-40 students are accepted in ...