Technical
Rescuer:
Rope Rescue Levels I and II
by Jeff Matthews
Detailed
instructions for numerous rope rescue techniques
Practical, thorough, and current, this guide
to rope rescue offers you detailed instructions for numerous rope
rescue techniques, as well as industry insight on how to apply these
techniques effectively on scene..
Based on the 2008 NFPA Standard 1006 and 2009
NFPA Standard 1670 Technical Rescuer: Rope Rescue provides
expansive coverage, including commonly used knots, practical rigging
methods, incident and scene management, lowering systems, tensioned
rope systems, and more.
With a comprehensive yet simplified approach
to a wide variety of techniques, the book breaks down some of the
barriers that have traditionally divided urban rope rescue teams and
rural or wilderness rescue teams.
Features:
- Check NFPA Standard
compliancy by reviewing the detailed guide at the
beginning of the book, which correlates chapter
content and corresponding page numbers to NFPA
Standards 1006 and 1670 specific Job Performance
Requirements
- Gain real-world insight and
sharpen rope rescue tactics with a Lessons Learned
at the beginning of each chapter and corresponding
Lessons Learned Revisited at the end of the chapter
containing follow-up critical-thinking questions
- Secure optimum proficiency of
various rope techniques through Skills and
Procedures which combine step-by-step instructions
with photos and line illustrations
Work smart and safe on the job with critical
information highlighted in Note and Safety boxes
throughout the book
- Perfect essential knot-tying
skills with a chapter devoted entirely to
step-by-step instructions on how to tie and secure
over 19 different types of knots, bends, and
hitches.
- Remain up to date with photos
and illustrations that focus in on the most current
equipment, tools and procedures
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Contents:
1. Rope Rescue – An
Introduction
2. Incident Planning
and Scene Management
3. Safety
4. Equipment and
System Components
5. Knots
6. Anchor Systems
7. On Belay
8. On rappel
9. Lowering Systems
10. Mechanical
Advantages, Raising and Ascending Systems
11. Tensioned Rope
Systems
416 Pages -
8-1/2x 11 in.
Copyright 2010
About the Author:
Jeff Matthews received an Associate's
degree in Fire Science and a Bachelor's
degree in Business Administration, both from Mountain State
University.
He is the Owner of Technical Rescue
Consultants
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