Roco Rescue

08/30/2026

We’re in Nashville this week for VPPPA Safety+ 2026!

Director of Training Chris Carlsen and Senior Chief Instructor Brad Warr will be running hands-on rescue demos in Demo Area 1 throughout Safety+. Come by, get involved and take a ride. Or you can stop by Booth 509 and visit with the team!

Here are the dates and times for each demo:

Sun, Aug 30 — Rescue from Fall Protection, 5:30–6:00 p.m.
Sun, Aug 30 — Elevated Rescue, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Mon, Aug 31 — Confined Space and Tripods, 3:00–3:45 p.m.
Mon, Aug 31 — Rescue from Fall Protection, 4:00–4:45 p.m.
Tue, Sept 1 — Confined Space Rescue Scenarios, 2:45–4:00 p.m.

Add them to your schedule in the Safety+ agenda, and we’ll see you in Nashville!

08/26/2026

We had a great time yesterday at the HASC Louisiana Best Practice Seminar. It was good to share lunch, talk about what’s working, and catch up with friends.

Thanks to the HASC for bringing everyone together.

We’re proud to be named the 2026 Best in Class Medium Technical Contractor and grateful to be part of such a strong safety community.

08/26/2026

Build a strong foundation in rope and confined space rescue with Roco’s Rescue Essentials™ course. This 50-hour, hands-on program covers core rescue skills and realistic practice scenarios. No prerequisites are required.

Upcoming open-enrollment dates in Baton Rouge:
September 14–18, 2026
October 12–16, 2026
November 16–20, 2026
December 14–18, 2026

Learn more and register:
https://rocorescue.com/courses/rescue-essentials/

08/24/2026

What an incredible day at the Dream Day Foundation's annual Field of Dreams Softball Tournament, benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Each team had the privilege of “Swinging For” a specific St. Jude patient, and the Roco Rescue Rangers were honored to swing for Treyson. We’re grateful to the organizers, volunteers, and fellow teams who made the day so meaningful.

Thank you for welcoming us. We would be proud to support this wonderful cause again next year.

08/21/2026

The Roco Rangers will be there!

08/19/2026

Build the skills needed for Confined Space Rescue Technician certification with Roco’s FAST-TRACK-70™ course. This 70-hour program combines foundational instruction, hands-on rescue scenarios and certification testing. No prerequisites are required.

Upcoming open-enrollment dates in Baton Rouge:
November 4–11, 2026

Learn more and register:
https://rocorescue.com/courses/fast-track-cs/

08/17/2026

Last Call! One Team Spot Left!

Join us October 21–22, 2026, at the Roco Training Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for two days of realistic rescue scenarios designed to test your team’s skills and teamwork.
Register your team or attend as an observer.

Learn more:
https://rocorescue.com/events/rescue-challenge/

Check out last year's video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd_WXmzMyl8

Every year in Baton Rouge, LA, rescue teams from around the country...

08/17/2026

A big thank-you to the ASSP Greater Baton Rouge Chapter for partnering with us on our recent Entrant, Attendant and Entry Supervisor + Rescue (EAS+R) course!

We’re grateful to everyone who joined us and helped make the event a success. Thanks for being willing to brave the heat come get your hands dirty on some real rescue equipment.

A HUGE thanks to our friends at Frontline Fall Protection for sending us their 7ft MEGApod with winch and SRLR for the course.

Check the link for more info: https://www.frontlinefall.com/products/frontline-tan07rurp-megapod-confined-space-7-aluminum-tripod-with-60-winch-and-3-way-srl

Interested in bringing this confined space safety training to your team? Roco can deliver the course at your facility or ours.

Learn more: https://rocorescue.com/courses/eas/

07/29/2026

Course Spotlight:
Roco Rescue is hosting an open Rescue from Scaffolding Course at the Roco Training Center in Baton Rouge.
Register Here: https://rocorescue.com/courses/rescue-from-scaffolding/
Dates: NOV 12-13
Duration: 2 days | 10 hours per day (20 training hours)
Location: Roco Training Center (RTC), Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This course focuses on the practical skills needed to safely rescue a worker from scaffolding systems. Participants will learn how to manage fall arrest situations, access suspended workers, and package and lower patients from scaffold structures using rope rescue equipment and mechanical advantage systems.
This is a hands-on course. Most of your time will be spent working on scaffold structures and training props running rescue systems and scenario evolutions. Expect full days in the field working through realistic rescue problems with guidance from Roco instructors.
If you’d like to attend, register here:
https://rocorescue.com/courses/rescue-from-scaffolding/
For more information about the course, visit rocorescue.com or call 800-647-7626.

07/23/2026

We are proud to have been recognized as Best in Class in the Medium-size Technical Contractor category at the 2026 Contractor Safety Awards.

This award recognizes the work our team puts in every day to protect the people who depend on us. Whether we're training rescuers, equipping teams or working a standby job , our focus remains the same: helping people work safely and make it home at the end of the day.

Recognition like this is the result of hundreds of people making good decisions, paying attention to the details, and taking pride in their work. We're grateful to every member of the Roco team for the professionalism they bring to each project.

Thank you to HASC Louisiana, LAIA, and SLCUC for this recognition, and congratulations to all of this year's award recipients