SALISBURY — The Rowan County Special Operations Task Force has engaged in a number of training programs in recent years, most recently taking part in a two-week structural-collapse training. The class ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City firefighters performed refreshers on structural collapse scenarios giving its crews hands on simulating experience. According to fire officials, crews built a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville firefighters will now be able to get a type of rescue training that hasn't been available in the city in 15 years — and it could save lives. Wednesday, fire ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — For 26 years, the Virginia Beach Fire Department has been training first responders from across the nation on skills and techniques in structural collapse operations.

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Firefighters use axes and hoses when battling blazes. But on Wednesday, we found Watertown firefighters using drills and saws. They were learning to build support walls in ...

Throughout the country, structural collapse incidents occur routinely. They take place because of the aging of structures, construction or renovation work and, with ever-increasing frequency, natural ...

THAT IS GOOD NEWS. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JENNIFER. WELL, THE ZONE TEN FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ONE OF MANY AGENCIES THAT RESPONDED TO THE PLANE CRASH. OUR JOYCE OGIRRI SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT THE TRAINING ...