It is not uncommon for me to get a questions pertaining to a list of topics to be covered for training rescue teams. This can vary greatly for obvious reasons.. Each of these topics vary in depth depending on the team, qualifications and goals. Rope rescue is a critical skill for fire departments and search …
Let’s take a look at the Petzl REEVE carriage pulley and some of its common uses. The REEVE is made from two high-efficiency pulleys mounted onto a rigging plate. This design simplifies setting up rescue systems on a highline by reducing the amount of equipment needed as well as reducing the overall height of …
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Welcome to the third and final demonstration installment of our confined space rescue series… Confined Space Rescue Demonstration: Technician. We have a stacked line for you with tons of tips, information, and demonstrations. What you’ll be watching is far from exhaustive, however, we’ve tipped the scales way beyond anything you’ll find on the open market. …
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Welcome to Confined Space Rescue Demonstration: Operations. This demo will provide you with the theory to operate at the NFPA confined space rescue operations level. As rescue is a skill-based event this theory needs to be matched with skill-based follow-up training prior to you trying this on your own. The Setting and Backstory of the Operational …
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Sure, there are a ton of courses out there for confined space principles — how to do hole watch, how to monitor, etc. — but just how relevant is this material to a confined space rescuer? When should we build a tripod reeve? What kind of precautions should we take around a patient when getting …
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When we developed ideas into courses, we considered many things. Yes, we went through the SWOT analysis as well. Know this will get you What, Where, When, and How! Strengths Opportunities Weaknesses Threats I will let you reference this, however we went through all 4 elements before we engineered, designed, went to production and released …
The PETZL MAESTRO is a descent control device with an integral progress capture pulley for technical rescues. Additional MAESTRO benefits include: Shifting from a haul to lower is immediate and efficient without having to transfer the load Can efficiently haul and lower heavy loads Serve as the primary or back-up system A small hole on …
With the new launch of Confined Space Rescue: Awareness, Operations and Technician, we felt it important to get some introduction going. Below is a little bio of Team Ronin. However, check out the recent series of four interviews with Mark Pfeifer, CEO and Co-Founder of Ronin Rescue. Ronin’s philosophy is “our client’s concerns are our …
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 …
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 lot on confined space we found. We decided, you know, how do we do a confined space video? Well …
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