This past weekend, Rigging Lab Academy was privileged to spend some time in the beautiful Washington State country with the Volcano Rescue Team; an MRA team responsible for rescues on Mt. Saint Helens. A few months ago the team reached out to RLA inquiring about our ability to deliver a three day course that was …
Weekend at the Volcano: A Custom Course Focusing on High Angle Rigging Techniques Read More »
I just got back from RLA’s first ever Live On-site training in Mt. St. Helens National Monument with the Volcano Rescue Team. It was awesome, I loved connecting with these amazing people. They ranged from full time EMS professionals, self employed designers, engineers, freelancers, mechanics, guides and a host of other passions and occupations. Jason …
We have been saying for years… “it doesn’t take 6 people to do a rescue”. Really! Two strong, smart and logical riggers (certainly no more than three) can do a raise and lower from just about any place. I think over the years, a near sided perspective and a lack of vision has kept thousands …
Winch Power, Artificial High Directionals and Human Curiosity Read More »
There is no secret that the Artificial High Directional has become, and is currently all the craze in the rescue world. These systems can be somewhat costly, and undoubtedly entail a good amount of specialized training; so the question is why have so many teams across the world turned to these tools as a must-have …
What’s the Buzz about the Artificial High Directional? Read More »
The Truck-Based Gin Pole Many fire apparatus in North America are equipped with anchor points around the truck specifically for rope rescue usage. This is most commonly found on heavy rescue units and those with special tasking for technical rescue activities. Practicality of these anchor points can come in many forms, and with the …
Hey all, I want to preface that before we dive into this stuff on resultants, friction and direction of vector forces… this is tough stuff. The reason I am bringing this out in the open, is because it is critically important to understand. Not just slightly important, but critically important! Why? The very ground you …
Friction and Resultants: How Come We Don’t Fall Down When We Walk? Read More »
As we found during our T Method conversations, there are numerous Ts… T1, T2 ect… The same applies to understanding resultants. Each line that intersects with a pulley or change of direction, is considered a component (C1, C2 ect…). When one component meets another, an angle is formed. This new angle has it’s own magnitude …
Elements of Rigging – Understanding Resultants – A Case Study Read More »
Our 6th and final look at the amazing Rescue Response Team in action. So who are these folks… Only one of the many were or are employees. Matt Adams, Team Coordinator and Director was the lone RRG employee. Everyone else are unpaid professionals in the field of “saving lives”. These are the heros of our …
High Angle Raise with Vortex Side A-Frame, PART 2 FILE N.015 RESCUE RESPONSE TEAM Read More »
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue or known are here as DCSAR is an elite group of unpaid professionals who are comprised of the full-time paid staff assigned to the Special Services Unit, seasonal personnel in the Marine and OHV units, and 120+ dedicated volunteers who answer the call any time of day or …
High Angle Raise with Vortex Side A-Frame, PART 1 FILE N.015 RESCUE RESPONSE TEAM Read More »
As noted in other literature, the most overlooked challenge of setting up any AHD is controlling the vector forces or resultants. Now, we have a bunch of training videos through Rigging Lab Academy that talk about this in depth, but for this short snippet, I am simply making this a point of reference. And …
Artificial High Direction (AHD) Easel A-Frame Using Arizona Vortex Multipod Part 2 Read More »
