The Houston Fire Department Tower 18, Ladder 34, and Rescue 42 rescue a driver trapped in a 18-wheeler hanging off a Houston overpass.

Firefighters rescue a patient who was working to trim the dead fronds at the base when several hundred pounds of a palm tree above him slid down and crunched him at an awkward angle against the tree. Long Beach firefighters did a great job cutting the tree away from the man.

Firefighters were summoned to assist in rescuing a fisherman who became stranded along a river. The patient was raised from a 150' deep gorge without any injury.

Brisban, Australia utility worker sent in to clear a storm drain finds himself fighting for his life when his legs were suck into the drainage system. Luckily nearby workers worked feverishly worked to overcome the powerful water to free the worker.

You heard about the video, now see it for your self! Two Rescuers were cut away from a helicopter rescue when the chopper encountered mechanical problems and were forced to abort the rescue thus sending two subjects tumbling down a shear rock face several hundred feet.

 
Missouri Task Force 1 rescues one of their own when a swiftwater Rescue Technician breaks his leg after jumping into the water during training.

 
Four Kayakers rescued from under a bridge. Firefighters are forced to enter a tunnel under the bridge to retrieve the patients.

 
Rescuers perform a horizontal stokes basket lower of a worker who fell into a bulk water storage tank.
In reviewing the video, one would question why did the rope team lower the patient into an aerial platform instead of lowering to the ground; not enough rope?

 
Helicopter Short Haul Training on one of GE's wind turbine units.

 
Providence , RI firefighters remove a worker  from a catwalk in a horizontal lower via stokes basket. This is a good example of knowing how to rig multiple change of directions.

Firefighters from New Haven Fire Department conduct the "raise from hell" at East Rock as multiple patients were raised over 200+ feet from the base of a local climbing spot. This video also demonstrates the importance of rope training at night as darkness descended upon the operation.

 
Swiftwater rescue technicians received some great media coverage in San Antonio, TX.