Ropes & Knots.pdf - Los Angeles County Firefighters Association
Ropes & Knots.pdf - Los Angeles County Firefighters Association
Ropes & Knots.pdf - Los Angeles County Firefighters Association
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5<br />
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />
CONTEXT TRAINING PROGRAM<br />
5. Responsibility<br />
ROPES AND KNOTS<br />
All personnel shall be responsible for identifying the parts and procedures on<br />
tying fourteen (14) Department knots and one (1) specialized assembly.<br />
6. <strong>Knots</strong><br />
a. Slip Knot (Equipment Tie Off)<br />
b. Round turn and two half hitches (Lashing)<br />
c. Clove hitch (Equipment Tie Off)<br />
d. Larks foot/Girth hitch (Equipment Tie Off,<br />
Taut Prusik Release, Anchoring)<br />
e. Overhand Knot (Safety Tie Off)<br />
f. Double Overhand Bend (Used to form Prusik Loop)<br />
g. Prusik Hitch (Rappel Safety, Braking and<br />
Pulling Cam)<br />
h. Overhand Follow Through/Water Knot (Webbing Loops,<br />
Adjustable Harness Belt when<br />
used for anchoring Points)<br />
i. Bowline (Hose Roller, Litter Tie Off)<br />
j. Figure of Eight (Stopper Knot)<br />
k. Figure of Eight on a Bight (Basic Anchor Knot)<br />
l. Inline Figure of Eight (Modified Trucker's Hitch,<br />
Directional In-line Loop)<br />
m. Figure of Eight Follow Through (For Joining Two Lines)<br />
n. Figure of Eight Follow Through (For Anchor Pt. Tie off)
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