What if trees had ratings? What an amazing concept. John Morton, an engineer-scientist-visionary-technician, has been doing canopy studies for years and knows how they are affected by wind. Trees, whether alone or in community, are all influenced by wind and all have a certain “wind rating” to them. When SAR members show up on scene, and […]
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Rescue rigging’s new era has begun. It started maybe as early as 2005 and has continued to evolve for the last 10 years. Today’s riggers are a mixed breed as opposed to days gone by where if you weren’t in the fire service, you were a climber or caver and thus weren’t really trusted…. You
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In Track Lines and Guiding Lines: Forces Based on Point Loads in a Catenary, Stephen Attaway says, “The scope of this paper is limited to providing a better understanding of how to predict sag, tension, forces, and possible hazards.” This research was originally presented at the International Technical Rescue Symposium (ITRS) in November of 2013,
The CMC MPD has literally changed the way riggers have thought about “systems”. The lightning rod idea, first envisioned by Kirk Mauthner of Basecamp Innovations, was a work in progress for many years. Once prototypes were completed, the risks heightened! Would teams and personal embrace or reject the concept. Well, the answer was a resounding YES! Sure, it
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The leading authority of professionals discussing technical topics of research dedicated to the rescue industry. Here is a brief summary of early history of the International Technical Rescue Symposium: The germ of the idea for the Symposium actually came from John Dill. One day during a phone conversation, John suggested that what was needed was a
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