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 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 [...]

A worker was rescued from a lift August 9, 2025, in Burton, South Carolina. The worker was suspended 40 feet in the air when the lift tilted onto two wheels and was leaning against a tree. Firefighters worked for approximately [...]