This book helps to establish effective and safe technical rope rescue operations. Brennan begins by aiding you in identifying the risks in the area that you are operating in and assessing your organizational strengths and needs, then follows with a discussion of the various rope rescue components. Includes illustrations of the knots and systems mentioned.
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Ken Brennan is Captain for the City of Dover (NH) Fire and Rescue Services and a NH and ME State Fire Instructor
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To assess means to size up or evaluate; to weigh whatever variables are present so as to most efficiently handle an incident. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hard ascenders, soft ascenders, brake bar rack, bombproof anchor point, tensionless hitch, personal ascending, telpher line, static kernmantle, ascending firefighter, life safety rope, picket assembly, rope rescue operations, dynamic kernmantle, rescue rope, mechanical advantage system, rescue knots, prusik hitch, dynamic rope, kernmantle rope, belay line, accessory cord, haul team, hauling system, piggyback system, static rope Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Carabiner Rescue, Carabiner Single, World War New!
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To assess means to size up or evaluate; to weigh whatever variables are present so as to most efficiently handle an incident. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hard ascenders, soft ascenders, brake bar rack, bombproof anchor point, tensionless hitch, personal ascending, telpher line, static kernmantle, ascending firefighter, life safety rope, picket assembly, rope rescue operations, dynamic kernmantle, rescue rope, mechanical advantage system, rescue knots, prusik hitch, dynamic rope, kernmantle rope, belay line, accessory cord, haul team, hauling system, piggyback system, static rope Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Carabiner Rescue, Carabiner Single, World War New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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books:
- A42.2 System Components Video by Cengage Learning Delmar on page 83, and Back Matter
- Rope Rescue by James A. Frank in Back Matter
- Rope Rescue Manual by James A. Frank in Back Matter
- On Rope: North American Vertical Rope Techniques for Caving ... Rappellers by Bruce Smith in Back Matter
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