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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LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />
CONTEXT TRAINING PROGRAM<br />
7. Specialized Assembly<br />
ROPES AND KNOTS<br />
Modified Trucker's Hitch (Securing Hose Roller, Ladder Rigs, etc)<br />
Mariner’s Knot<br />
8. Tying Off Equipment<br />
All Personnel shall be responsible for safely tying off the following equipment:<br />
a. Axe/Sledge Hammer<br />
b. Cylindrical Object<br />
c. Hand Line<br />
d. Hose Roller<br />
e. Ladder<br />
f. Long Handled Tools: Straight/"D" handled<br />
g. Rectangle Object<br />
h. Chain/Rotary Saw<br />
i. Stokes Stretcher with a Spider<br />
1. Vertical 2. Horizontal<br />
9. Securing Ground Ladder<br />
It is the policy of the Department that the first person to climb a ground ladder<br />
shall secure it to the structure. Personnel are to accomplish this by using a<br />
combination hose/ladder strap, which is acquired as personal issue and is to be<br />
carried in the turnout jacket. This strap consists of a metal hook having a<br />
two-inch opening at one end and a one-inch by seven-foot continuous nylon<br />
webbing at the other end.
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