Search and Rescue

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Kimberly A Bownas on September 28, 2008 at 1:49pm

Hey Isaac. I was always taught to do a search with some kind of hand tool. With the rope are you talking about having it so that you can find your way out? this is something new to me anyway. Can you tell me about the rope being used in the search? That would be great. Am always looking to learn new techniques.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Isaac on September 28, 2008 at 2:00pm

Hey Kimberly. With a rope you hook it on something out side on a engine or something like that. You should carry a piece of rope in your pants that is about 20 feet long. When you get to a door hook the rope from the outside on some thing heavy and then hook your peice of rope on that rope. your partner will stay at the rope that is outside the door but you are still in voice distance from them. I hope you understand what I am saying

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kimberly A Bownas on September 28, 2008 at 2:09pm

I do carry rescue rope for that very important bailout that I hope will never have to happen. Yep, I think I get what your saying. So you have a rope with you that is hooked to something outside the building and then with the other rope, you hook it to the first rope. Is that correct? I am thinking though, what happens if by chance the situation turns to crap and you have to bailout? Just curious. The idea seems pretty good, but you also have the issues that you discussed in the beginning with rope burning. thanks for the response back by the way....

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Isaac on September 28, 2008 at 2:20pm

Yes you are correct. Are rope bag on the truck has the other rope of 20 feet in it that you hook off on from the rope out side and i care webbing and a 25 foot peice of rope with me as well. So that is my bail out rope. This idea was first used in new york

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kimberly A Bownas on September 28, 2008 at 3:13pm

Ok, thanks that is an alternative way of searching and a good way to not get lost in a room. It can get confusing when the pressure is on. Thanks for the information, I will definitely take it back to my Deputy Chief. Be Safe....

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by PFC Harmon on September 28, 2008 at 2:22pm

I carry rope and use it for searches but the way we do it is my partner stays at the door with the roped clipped to his scba and the other end clipped to mine. Then I'll do quick search

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by PFC Harmon on September 28, 2008 at 2:23pm

I meant he stays at the door of the room were searching not the outside door

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Isaac on September 28, 2008 at 2:30pm

that is what i meant as well

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by PFC Harmon on September 28, 2008 at 2:38pm

I was trained on this at a fire school in Ky and brought it back to my vollie dept. in Tn. This is the primary way we do searches now its alot faster

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Justin Buck on September 28, 2008 at 4:54pm

i dont carry rope i havent seen anybody else on my dept. that does. so do i really need to carry it

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by PFC Harmon on September 28, 2008 at 5:03pm

YES!! I have always had a 25 foot piece of rope with a caribener on both ends in my bunker pants pocket. Before I used it for searches Its nice to have if you have to bale out a window. It dont wiegh that much or cost much but could save your life.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brian D. on September 28, 2008 at 5:10pm

In the absense of a TIC, we go with the traditional method. We've trained long and hard on it, dating back to the days before the TIC's.

▶ Reply to This

• 1
• 2