Rick Cearley designed the CEARLEY RESCUE STRAPTM while he was a senior pilot for the Los Angeles

Rick Cearley designed the CEARLEY RESCUE STRAPTM while he was a senior pilot for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, recognizing the need for a rapid means to secure subjects during swiftwater rescues. CMC Rescue, Inc. manufactures the strap, which features Type 19 construction and 10,000-pound test web used in CMC`s ProSeriesT web products, and has no hardware or mechanical attachments. This bright yellow multipurpose rescue device can be used in the following rescue situations: swiftwater, blue-water, high-rise, over-the-side, cliff, confined-space, structure and brush fires, and in any rescue in which the victim or rescuer needs to be secured quickly. (800) 235-5741.

tacoma (wa) firing range

One Killed, Another Injured in Fire at Indoor Shooting Range in Tacoma (WA)

One person was killed and another injured after fire broke out at an indoor shooting range in Tacoma on Sunday.
Deadly Kentucky flooding

Winter Storm Kills Nine, Including Eight in KY Flooding

Eight people in Kentucky died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads.