Rope Rescue Discussions (36)

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Ok here's one for debate There is a push in our area, especially with the private training companies, to stop using safety knots with the fig. 8. There point of vie… Started by Marc Allen	23	Oct 2, 2009 Reply by Doesn't play well with others.
Ladder truck as ancor or déviation Hi, Somtime we use the ladder for ancoring a déviation. We usally do this technique when we need to lift a vicime from the water with meca… Started by Dave Andrews	4	Oct 1, 2009 Reply by Doesn't play well with others.
Use of Non-Load Rated Webbing What's everyone's thoughts on the use of non-load rated webbing (with tape knot or similar) in rope rescue? Is it a legal minefield? Comp… Started by lutan1	10	May 10, 2009 Reply by Ben Waller
FDNY rope failure question i was catching up on some news and saw that there was a rope failure last year that got a LT killed and rope failure was either involved or… Started by Russ	2	Mar 14, 2009 Reply by TrainingTECH1
Rope Rescue Job Networking My name is John Dorough and I am the owner of Momentum Sales Group, which represents Petzl (www.petzl.com) and Five Ten (www.fiveten.com) f… Started by John Dorough	4	Jan 8, 2009 Reply by John Dorough
Museum of Descender Devices I stumbled across this web site which a bloke started- he basically wanted to collect and evaluate one of each type of descender devices fr… Started by lutan1	2	Jan 3, 2009 Reply by lutan1
Teams and training I am interested to know about other teams. What is the makeup of your team? Is it on duty personnel or callback? Does your team do only rop… Started by Steve Dykema	2	Jan 2, 2009 Reply by Jason Brooks
Gloves for Rope Rescue Two questions about the use of gloves in RR- 1) Do you wear them (I worked for one commercial training provider who taught that if you nee… Started by lutan1	15	Dec 29, 2008 Reply by Brian Boutwell
New To Rope Rescue Hello all!Im in rope/high angel rescue 1 now and think this is something I really want to continue!!! Any and all info that you think might… Started by Donald Fringer	3	Dec 21, 2008 Reply by Steven Baughman
The Arachnipod Hi all- I know it's a strange name but has anyone seen or used the new Arachnipod, recentyly released by Ferno? looks interesting- hoping… Started by lutan1	8	Nov 17, 2008 Reply by lutan1