Arizona Vortex Workshop Highlights... Great Fun Learning!

Arizona Vortex Workshop Highlights… Great Fun Learning!

Written By: Lance Piatt

Arizona Vortex Workshop Highlights…

Rescue Response Gear, in concert with Rigging Lab Academy, is in the process of building a Arizona Vortex AHD video workshop. This quick clip visually describes an overview of a course we film a few years ago. The covered Easel A Frames with litter scoops using the AZTEK four to one (4:1) pulley system, confined space scenarios using the Arizona Vortex as a tripod while doing a litter patient package exercise, an SA Frame (sideways A) while engaging in a steep angle lower and raise, and finished off with a “skate block” scenario with a patient package pickoff and raise… the Arizona Vortex set up was done using an Easel A Frame. Most spectacular!

We used an assortment of rope and pulley systems, tie-backs, redirects, focused floating anchors, and learned a lot about a lot of things. A great class! The Arizona Vortex is a great tool… and it looks great as well. The systems used for raise and lowering include the CMC Rescue MPD as the main capture device and pulley for the raise, as well as the lower. Using a 5:1 mechanical advantage off the CMC Rescue MPD.

Let your mind wander on this clip for a bit and if a system such as this makes sense for your department or team, call us. Be glad to talk you through a few things. Rigging Lab Academy has a ton of video training aids to get you started.

Peace on your days!!!

Lance

CEO and Visioneer

About The Author:

Lance Piatt

Beginning his career in the rescue and rigging world as a “blue collar” SAR member with Deschutes and Jefferson County teams. Lance Piatt owns and operates Red Ibex Solutions, a sales and marketing wheelhouse blending rope rigging education and exquisite imagery with equipment knowledge and understanding; housing Rigging Lab Academy and Rescue Response Gear… Lance is producing high-end video education, working with several experts and instructors to produce unique series of “how to videos” and courses for rope rigging: Such as; the first ever full-length rescue training DVD, 'Tower Rescue', released in fall of 2005. As well as a series of scenario-based rescues ranging from cave rescue to cliff rescue.