Ropes & Knots.pdf - Los Angeles County Firefighters Association

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
CONTEXT TRAINING PROGRAM
RAISING SYSTEM
OBJECTIVE: 1.
Demonstrate the ability to safely and efficiently convert an existing
lowering system to a raising system in order to bring-rescuer back
to the original point of departure.
2. To answer general information questions about rope systems.
3. All operations are to be completed in sequence without safety
violations.
EQUIPMENT: (This is in addition to the equipment required for the lowering system.)
1. Existing lowering system in place, with a rescuer waiting to be
raised back to the point of departure.
2. Three blue webbing. (12' in length)
3. Three prusiks, two long, one short.
4. One pulley.
5. Seven carabiners.
6. One additional vehicle (To use as an anchor point)
7. Appropriate, Personal Safety Equipment, including helmet, goggles
and gloves.
DESCRIPTION OF EVOLUTION:
1. All personnel wi11 have appropriate personal safety equipment
donned, including helmet, goggles and gloves.
2. Answer questions about rope systems.
3. Place additional vehicle at the rescue site.
4. Convert the lowering system to the raising system.
5. Tend all rope systems.
6. One person tends the raising line and one person tends the safety
line.
7. Raise the rescuer back to the original point of departure.