The Livonia (NY) Fire Department recently received its new custom-built Engine 255.

The department’s truck committee began the process of building this apparatus—Spartan-built on a 2020 chassis—in early 2019.

It holds 1,250 gallons of water with a 1,500-gpm pump and can transport eight firefighters with air packs. Training will begin shortly, the department notes.

The San Diego (CA) Fire-Rescue Department deployed a rescue helicopter over the weekend to rescue three people stuck on a rock in Mission Trails Regional Park off Mission Gorge Road in East County, reports 10news.com.

The incident was reported at 3:08 p.m. Sunday, and fire-rescue crews arrived by 3:16 p.m. at 8300 Father Junipero Serra Trail in East County, officials say.

The helicopter lifted the three people from the rock around 3:30 p.m. and dropped them off near a fire truck, an official says. Aside from dehydration, the three were not injured.

CMC is showcasing its latest products for rescue at FDIC International 2021. Visitors will be able to demo the newly released 13 mm (1/2 in) CMC CLUTCH™ by Harken Industrial™, the comfortable and customizable ATOM™ Harnesses, the innovative LEVR™ Escape System featuring the new Flash.G™  and Flash.2™ Escape Anchors, and more!

CMC CLUTCH by Harken Industrial

The CLUTCH is the latest evolution in rope hardware that enables the technical rope professional to do more with less. Developed with Harken Industrial, the CLUTCH is a single versatile tool for efficient hauling, controlled lowering, smooth personal descent, easy ascending, belaying, and TTRS. Now available in 13 mm and 11 mm models, the CLUTCH moves seamlessly between anchor based systems and personal use. Both models are certified to NFPA (G) and ANSI. 

ATOM Harness Series

The company’s first customizable harness series with the most comfortable ever developed by CMC, the ATOM™  offers maximum comfort, safety, and efficiency. Try on the ATOM Harness and use the new Build Your Own online tool to customize your harness to your needs.

LEVR Escape System with Flash.G and Flash.2 and the BT Escape System

Designed to assure rapid emergency egress with safe, controllable descent, the LEVR Escape System is built around the CMC LEVR descender, a next-generation device that uses its lever-shaped handle for progressive descent control, fast and easy horizontal pay-out, reliable edge transition, and intuitive operation. The LEVR Escape System now has two anchor options, Flash.G and Flash.2, both certified to NFPA standards as emergency escape anchors and escape descent control devices. The new Flash.G is gated for efficient remote anchor and has a deployment tether option.

The new LEVR BT Escape System is designed for advanced users to lower a victim before bailing out, a sequence the company is calling the Byrne Technique after CMC School Instructor and Firefighter Kelly Byrne.