I have to work within the rescue criteria set forth by the NFPA. Not sure how much that comes into play outside of the fire industry, but essentially my gear has to be able to withstand a 2 person shock load. 450 pounds falling 6' is just shy of a 10,000 pound fall arrest. That limits our...
I'm going to end up ordering some 7/16". I need something closer to 10k# MBS to support a 2 person shock load though. Watching the youtube videos of you guys climbing with a single rope (SRT or DDRT) is crazy to me. LOL. My industry requires a second rope on an independent bomb proof anchor. I...
Sorry, been busy.
The Technical Rescue Team (TRT) in my department (there's 14 of us on it out of 80 firefighters) goes to the International Rescue and Emergency Care Association (IRECA) annual conference. There's a 4-man first response challenge, a 3-man basic life support challenge, and...
I can use any rope I want in my free time and while playing, but our rescue rig, trucks, and engines all carry the 1/2" sterling. A rescuer can easily descend into a hole on a scarab (our preferred friction device) and transition to the unicender for self extrication, but that could easily be...
Hey all, I'm new here. I'm not an arborist. I do industrial rescue (confined space and high angle), and recently picked up a rope walking setup and unicender. There's a lot of value in being able to have a medic climb out of a hole while the team is hauling the patient. The issue I've...