A 72-year-old man used a ladder to get to the roof of the building to trim trees, but could not get down. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department responded and used a pulley system to get the man down safely.

A routine job turned into a midair rescue for a tree trimmer in Phoenix, Arizona, May 26, 2026, when one of his climbing spikes snapped, leaving him stranded about 40 feet above the ground. He was rescued by firefighters using [...]

A tree worker in Spring Hill, Florida, was temporarily trapped in a cherry picker after high winds caused the machine to strike an electrical wire, sparking a brush fire below on April 21, 2026. The blaze, approximately 100 by 50 [...]

A climber trapped in a tree in Gun Barrel City, Oklahoma, with undisclosed injuries was rescued by firefighters on February 13, 2026. He was trapped approximately 20 feet off the ground. Firefighters had to cut away parts of the tree [...]

A worker was rescued when the lift he was in malfunctioned August 6, 2025, in North Canton, Ohio. The worker was stranded 75 feet up. Firefighters positioned a ladder truck so the worker could descend without injury, according to a [...]