Gulf Islanders in Vancouver can consider themselves fortunate to have two competent and dedicated search and rescue volunteer teams.  Members of the Salt Spring Island Ground Search and Rescue and the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit 25 are ready to assist individuals who may find themselves in distress when hiking through the back woods, along coastal beaches or when boating on Gulf Islands waters.  Both groups regularly engage in individual training exercises to keep prepared for a real rescue situation.  On July 16, an amazing exercise demonstrated the competency of the two volunteer...

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Delta Oilfield Tank Co. LLC in Fort Morgan with 13 serious and two repeat violations for safety and health hazards after an inspection of the company’s manufacturing facility. Proposed penalties total $52,760. The serious violations involve exposing employees to hazards associated with confined-space-entry procedures, lack of appropriate eye protection, not training workers on hazardous chemicals, improper use of lifting equipment, lack of proper training for fork-truck use, failure to conduct...

ST. GEORGE – The Washington County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team helped hikers off Red Mountain north of Ivins on Monday after the group wandered off trail and got stuck on a ledge. Washington County Emergency Services Director Pete Kuhlmann said the team received a call from the lost hikers at approximately noon from Red Mountain Wilderness, which is a Bureau of Land Management area. The hikers did not sustain any injuries and seemed to be doing fine, Kuhlmann said a few hours after the team received the call. Rescuers hiked the travelers back down to safety, who spent a couple hours...

Code Red Safety recently under took a very tough confined space rescue job in an inert atmosphere 120 feet off the ground!  This rescue combined high angle and a dangerous confined space.  Our three man team put together a detailed pre plan for the rescue, and then executed it in a professional manner.  Thanks to our team members: Dennis, Chris, Alfredo, Jason and Alfredo congratulations on a job well done! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Washington, D.C. firefighters performed a high-angle rescue operation to remove an injured worker from a construction crane over 100 feet in the air. (WUSA9 photo) Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...