CHICAGO – Illinois MABAS swift water flood search and rescue teams are on the ground, providing much needed help with Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Charles Gros from Task Force One joined WGN News ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Quad City area firefighters are trading in ladders for ropes this week. Members of the MABAS 43 Technical Rescue Team are completing rope rescue training on Wednesday and Thursday at ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — If you saw men dangling over the edge of the old I-74 bridge this week, they weren’t in danger, but rather preparing for it. Firefighters from five local departments participated in ...

Interoperability, standards of operation, incident command and safety are all important buzzwords for today’s fire service. If you keep abreast of what goes on around the country, you’re probably ...

STRATFORD, Wis. (WSAW) - A regional training exercise for the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, also known as MABAS, will take place Saturday in Stratford. MABAS is a mutual aid measure that may be used ...

Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. - Representatives from U.S. Army Garrison Rock Island Arsenal and the Illinois Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) were at the Pentagon yesterday to receive one of six 2023 ...

The Davenport Fire Department could soon join Illinois Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (IL-MABAS) District 43 to strengthen regional emergency response efforts. IL-MABAS Division 43 is a nationally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WHEELING, Ill. — As rescue teams from the northern part of the country head south to Florida to help victims of Hurricane Milton, ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois -- (April 27, 2019) On April 27-28, the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Illinois conducted a full-scale exercise at sites located in Patoka and Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.

With the lack of rain comes an increased danger of wildfire. But something you may not know is that Michigan is part of the mutual aid box alarm system, or MABAS. MABAS is an agreement between fire ...

The mutual aid box alarm system (MABAS) was used to summon firefighters to a fire in a large recycling facility in Onalaska, WI. The mission of Firehouse is to educate and inspire firefighters so that ...