“We use the equipment frequently, we train monthly.” Clifford said getting a rope rescue call is rare, but happens every couple of months. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.

A rope rescue was requested and the victim was put in a basket and taken up a 150 foot cliff that was sheer ice.

The Signal Mountain Fire Department responded to Signal Point Trail (1100 Ridgeway Ave.) regarding a female hiker lost off the trail. Signal Mountain Fire Rope and Rescue team entered the trails ...

on Monday after using a jump rope to rescue a teenager who had fallen through an icy pond. By Tim Balk It was a sunny mid-December day in Westfield, Ind., and the iced-over pond across the street ...