“Something is brewing from the west”… sounds like a tale from Lord of the Rings. Well, that isn’t to far from the truth. As I woke up this morning… hot coffee with my Laird Superfood in hand, my mood was somewhat whimsical. I have large window to my left… open space, trees blowing… ice everywhere! …
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Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast: A Common Sense Approach to Your Next Rope Rescue “Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”. This is an old adage that was passed on to me in my first dealings with the fire service. At first it seemed like some sort of cliché or one of many one …
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So on this wonderfully cold day in February, I sit and ponder the future. The normal pondering of mine look something like this: Futuristic Strategic Input Activation Maximizing
So what’s with the “dual monopod” thing and what the heck is a major tagline? Well, glad you asked. We’ll talk about the Major Tagline here and discuss the monopod or gin pole set ups later. Deal?
Filmed in conjunction with Rescue Response Gear, Pat Rhodes unpacks NFPA’s Awareness, Operations and Technician platforms, Horizontal Rigging unpacks the essentials of Anchors, Main Line and Belay Line Systems, Elevated Anchor Systems and then goes full steam into Taglines, Dynamic Directionals and Highlines. Pat Rhodes has long been considered a mentor to thousands of …
This project was done in concert with Rescue Response Gear. We caught up with Pat Rhodes to find out what makes up the Elements of Rigging… Knots and Hitches, Pulley Systems and their Rules, Anchors, Reeving Systems/Highlines, Resultants and Force Vectors. Pat Rhodes has long been considered a mentor to thousands of riggers through the …
We caught up with Pat Rhodes to find out what makes up the Elements of Rigging… Knots and Hitches, Pulley Systems and their Rules, Anchors, Reeving Systems/Highlines, Resultants and Force Vectors. Pat Rhodes has long been considered a mentor to thousands of riggers through the world. What he has to say is important. Over …
