Tag Archives: rope rescue

Back at the May 2013 BGSU State Fire School while teaching in the heavy rescue class, a group of instructors were passing around some newer pieces of equipment to the rescue world. One was the UFO Rigging Cube.

Here's some pictures from Mike Forbes of a recent rope training Spokane Truck 4 did. We can learn a lot about rigging by just looking at pictures sometimes, so here they are.

One of the Milton, Ontario Fire Department crews set up a scenario where they had to rescue a “patient” from the bottom of the cliff… but they had to go through and around several trees at the edge of the cliff. Rattlesnake point (where they get most of their rope calls has some pretty tricky edges with overhangs and trees ...

Some simple knot and rope rescue system training for the dopes on a rope and knot beginners.

Remembering all the parts of our rope systems is sometimes tough because of the intervals between use and/or training.

I've looked at different bridges for years as potentially challenging should a vehicle go off and there is a need for rescue or recovery. How are you going to get down if access from the bank is overly time consuming or impossible due to terrain?

We have been playing with the UFO from Rock Exotica a little bit lately. The UFO is described as a Universal Focusing Object. A new generation of rigging plate allowing you to position in three dimensions.