Search and Rescue (SAR) members are a crossbred group of heroes that often spend an ungodly amount of time trying fix what others have broken; they are either lost, hurt and damaged, trapped or stuck in places and on things that sometimes defy logic. They do it mostly out of honoring others before themselves or …
Welcome to the 8 Point Search For Rescue Rigging Anchors Read More »
The goal of this video was to capture the essence of anchors for the rescue boat and the hydraulic effects of the river on the rescue raft itself. After the ResqMax was used to shoot the line across the river, the River Left team anchored one line while River Right A and River Right B …
Swiftwater Rescue: Three Point Anchor with Vector Assist Read More »
A dramatization where a victim or patient must be transported to the opposite side of the river. The team uses a 2 point anchor system (meaning two separate anchored ropes to the boat) and allows the river to “ferry” the boat to the other side and back again. A ResqMax line gunwas used to …
SwiftWater Rescue / 2 Point Anchor: Victim Pick-Off River Left Read More »
In this segment, two rescuers ferry across the river prepped and ready to receive the line shot from the Rescue Max. Rescuer enters the water with the far bank hauling the near band (river right) giving slack. Anchors are established on both sides of the river (2 points) with the third assist (throw bag) to …
Swiftwater Rescue 2 Point Anchor with Assist: Single Victim Read More »
Multipoint Anchors Building an anchor system requires much practice and experience. In the end, simplicity and complexity are competency issues. Competency takes time to build and this doesn’t come without an investment of focus and purpose. Building an anchor system requires much practice and experience. When dealing with structures, chose anchor points that are part …
In this video we are looking at the aggregate accumulation of force by adding multiple smaller anchor placements and building a master point from them. With each camming unit accumulating about 2,000 to 2,700 lbs of force (each) we can build a very strong anchor for single or two person loads. Topics covered in this …
Anchors Fixed Line | 3 to 1 Triple Loop Power Point Read More »
In this video, we are discussing know what is and isn’t considered a good anchor. A fixed line is when the actual rope in use is also the rope used to build the anchor. We consider a single person load anchor as 5,000 lbs. Climbing anchors can be built from numerous materials. Here we …
Anchors Overview Anchors are the foundation on which we build our rescue systems. Rescuers must quickly decide on an appropriate anchor system for a given rescue situation. Usually, anchors need to be in place before other aspects of the rescue can proceed. Determining where anchors should be built and beginning their construction early are critical …
The following is an excerpt from the RRG and RLA Anchors course. Thanks to Peak Rescue Institute for the graphics! Selecting an Anchor Anchor Selection Anchor selection is a vast topic and could go on for hours, days, and even weeks. Excellent judgment, experience, practice, and insight all play a part in quality built anchors. …
The following is from Loui McCurley/PMI Rope One of the MYTHS being generated about the new ANSI Z459.1 standard that was recently published as part of the ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code is that this standard has introduced a prohibition on attaching TWO DESCENDERS to a SINGLE CONNECTION POINT on your harness. Before addressing that …
ANSI Z459.1 ROPE ACCESS AND TWO CONNECTIONS TO A SINGLE POINT Read More »
