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Atmosphere Determines The Strategy and Tactics Which Determines The Rigging For Confined Space Rope Rescue

The following excerpt is Mark Pfeifer of Ronin Rescue during an interview with Lance Piatt of Rigging Lab Academy. “So we reached out a year or so ago and started looking at confined space. There’s a lot of video on rope rescue, a lot of cool highline failure videos you can watch. There wasn’t a

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A Confined Space Rig: Anchors, Pulleys And The Haul Field in Rope Rigging Systems

Let’s continue with our pulley discussion. We have here a confined space rig, what I like to call it. It’s unique in that we have a tripod, and anybody who’s been around these things know they’re susceptible to tipping over, so it’s important, if you’re going to do something like this, that you have equal forces

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Let’s Build A Skate Block: Using The Tension Lines As The High Point In Confined Space Rescue

So here we’ve got a skate block. These are very effective in confined space rescues. This allows us to utilize two lines on a high point through a change of direction directly down into the space, in this case, using the tension lines as the high point, bringing the patient up, having the knot hit

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Using the Fast Fours for Confined Space Rescue and Fallen Worker Rescue/Recovery

What has happened… a worker has fallen from his working platform. The worker condition is good enough where he is able to assist in his own recovery and rescue. This video was developed over a span of time where Rich took to heart, the process of confined space rescue, fallen worker rescue and simply using

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Confined Space Rescue Tight Line Skate Block System

Skate blocks are aerial track systems that are considered by many to be simpler to rig than a traditional highline system… and often much more effective. Enjoy this training video There are numerous variations to the “skate block” Often a skate block only requires one rescuer to climb the structure and anchor the change of

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Caving Rescue and Confined Spaces, PART 2 CASE FILE N.013 RESCUE RESPONSE TEAM

So earlier this week I shared a bit about my extended family and their commitment to the lives of others.   So I want to follow this up with two more amazing individuals… also in this video.  His name is Brett Miller (Rescue Response Team Medic) and his life has been quite a journey.  A US

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Lives Undone: Caving Rescue & Confined Spaces, PART 1 CASE FILE N.013 RESCUE RESPONSE TEAM

This is the week of what I consider family and purpose.  While yes… I will fully admit, this entire mock rescue was staged!  News right?  Well, as with all the other Rescue Response Team video series, they are all based on actual rescues.  Systems were altered a bit to reflect more up to date techniques. 

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