Has Your Rescue Equipment Cache Exceeded Your Team’s Training Level? “Go do a safety check on that MPD”, this was the direction of my team leader recently during a high angle pick-off drill, immediately prior to sending someone over the edge. At a very quick first glance, the MPD was reeved properly, until I conducted a …
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Has Your Rescue Equipment Cache Exceeded Your Team’s Training Level? “Go do a safety check on that MPD”, this was the direction of my team leader recently during a high angle pick-off drill, immediately prior to sending someone over the edge. At a very quick first glance, the MPD was reeved properly, until I conducted a …
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By: Jason Ilowite Many of us in the Fire Department rescue world have trained on, and possibly conducted a high angle evacuation utilizing an Aerial ladder as a high directional. This is a topic that has an extremely large amount of variance when it comes to specific rigging of systems, however there are some standard …
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By: Marcel Rodriguez In my teaching, I am fortunate to work with many new and aspiring rope rescue enthusiasts. I really enjoy introducing new students to all of the wonders of rope work and rigging and thoroughly appreciate the courses and focused seminars I am able to teach. As exciting as structured training can be, …
Moving Beyond 10:1 Static System Saftey Factor Moving Beyond 10:1 SSSF Introducing Force Limiting Systems and Managing the Right Risk at the Right Time ITRS 2014 By: Kirk Mauthner, British Columbia, Canada, kirk.mauthner@gmail.com Abstract: Most rope rescuers are aware or familiar with the concept of applying a safety factor – such as 10:1 – to …
Calculating mechanical advantage: the T-system The subtle but significant difference to this system… a pulley on the load and the main line terminated at head of the tripod. We have a 6:1 mechanical advantage in the pulley system. 1. Assume continuous strands of rope have the same amount of tension. If we start at the …
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Calculating mechanical advantage: the T-system 1. Assume continuous strands of rope have the same amount of tension. If we start at the point where effort is applied and assume that we apply one unit of tension (1T) then we can assume that the tension along this single strand of rope will be the same throughout. …
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T Method Applied To Mechanical Advantage Systems Using Rope Grabs. Calculating mechanical advantage: the T-system 1. Assume continuous strands of rope have the same amount of tension. If we start at the point where effort is applied and assume that we apply one unit of tension (1T) then we can assume that the tension along …
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Rescue tripods “falling over” Natural, improvised, and purpose built high directionals are used to manage loads over edges and through openings. They can make otherwise impossible tasks possible. There are now many proprietary solutions with almost limitless configurations that are being used by rope technicians for access, standby rescue, technical rescue, and load management. High …
SRT or “single rope technique” uses a static line anchor system, which doubles as the climbing line… to ascend the tree canopy only. Often used when gaining access to tall conifers or a “crowed” tree. The main reason, though certainly not the only reason, to have an SRT line stay in place is for …
