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  2. Los Angeles County Lifeguards - Wikipedia

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    Swiftwater Rescue Teams, responsible for performing rescues in natural and man-made waterways across Los Angeles County; Underwater Rescue & Recovery Unit (URRU) [8] Catalina Paramedic Operations, responsible for providing emergency medical services, marine fire-fighting, cliff rescue and high-angle rescue to the residents of Catalina Island

  3. Rope rescue - Wikipedia

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    Rope rescue exercise on the Cologne Cable Car. Rope rescue is a subset of technical rescue that involves the use of rope, be it steel or cable rope, or more commonly used nylon, polyester, or other type of rope. Kernmantle (kern = core and mantle = sheath) rope as it is called, is available in various types: dynamic (stretches to absorb the ...

  4. Technical rescue - Wikipedia

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    Technical rescue is the use of specialised tools and skills for rescue, including but not limited to confined space rescue, rope rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse rescue, ice rescue, swift water rescue, underwater rescue, and cave rescue.

  5. Panama City firefighters get into the swing of essential rope ...

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  6. Transportation Research Center - Wikipedia

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    This course also contains two depth-controlled hydroplane test areas as well as a 203-foot radius wet vehicle dynamics handling area. Bus & Truck Durability Course: The 2,000-foot by 24-foot wide course consists of: staggered bumps, sine wave course, chuckholes, chatter bumps and a high crown intersection.

  7. Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon ...

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    Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people Friday after they were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride at a century-old amusement park. Portland Fire and Rescue said ...

  8. Tubbs Cordage Company Office Building - Wikipedia

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    The Tubbs Cordage Company Office is of local historical significance in the category of industry due to its association with the Tubbs Cordage Company and its rope factory founded in San Francisco by Alfred L. Tubbs and his brother Hiram where the first commercial manufacture of rope on the Pacific Coast was accomplished.

  9. Search and rescue - Wikipedia

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    Their additional capabilities, which vary among different teams, include: high angle rope rescue, storm response, swift water response, medics, welfare, and rural fire support. [124] Many Response Teams were deployed to assist in the rescue and recovery effort of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Other resources: