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Common Uncourtesy
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Lindsay Holt 30 minutes ago.
Which is better Backdraft or Ladder 49?
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Bowline Knot - Seeking Advice
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Started this discussion. Last reply by angela/jeremy Nov 15.
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Andrew, Where I am we can drive either POV or ride apparatus to the scene. We are in a very rural community. The biggest problem we run into is people stopping in the middle of the road as if they are so dumbfounded they lost all sense of how to d...
We have to wait often in our fire apparatus when trying to leave our station. We have to pull out directly onto a 55 mph four lane stretch. Even with lights and sirens on traffic doesn't seem to want to stop. I have waited up to a minute or so bef...
Happens all the time man.
This is somewhat of a rant, but also a haven for other people to share their stories correlating to my post as well.
Granted, POVs where I live are NOT designated emergency vehicles, we are allowed to run blue lights as a courtesy light. Generall...
They're both great movies.
Backdraft is older, so the special effects are better in Ladder 49. They both contain some sort of romanticism, and they both have sad points as well.
I suggest renting both, although I personally like Ladder 49 better...
We practiced in a dark room with our gloves on and a black mask over eyes, the best help i found though is talking to someone on your department, the guy that had helped me out showed me a different way to do it but it still passes the class!!
Bill, I've heard the "eyes closed" thing for years. I have a different opinion. If I'm going to trust my life to a knot tied by someone else, I want them to look at it while they are tying it and to visually check it again prior to using it. Then,...
There are several good animated knots pages available. Some good bowline pages are:
Net Knots
Tollesbury's Knots
(Shows how to tie and untie the bowline and several other common knots)
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Good luck.
Andrew - I worked in the air and taught climbing instructors for 5 years -- best solo training aid I've found: http://www.animatedknots.com . At the risk of stating the obvious . . . Nobody knows a knot (especially in Fire Service or any other cli...
That's interesting Brooks. For us the bowline was no where around anything when doing tech rescue. Although we don't really do much, but still the figure 8 is the prominent knot for rescue work. Don't know about the faster to tie part though, figu...
I have never herd that about the bowline but it has me thanking ill check in to it.
and another way to learn if you know anyone that works on a boat or live near the water ask some of the guys that work on the boats. Thats how i learned when i was working on a crab boat.
Hey I had trouble with that one too, I finally just sat in my dining room floor with the book in front of me and practiced tying it around the rungs of my bar stool until I got it. It wil click and then you will never forget it. Don't give up.
As the Aussies pointed out, the bowline is basically in curriculum seeminly because of tradition, the figure 8 is more prominent and more useful than the bowline. The animated knots sites also works, but as I watched the link it is backwards of ho...
Andrew-try the following website, www.animatedknots.com , it will walk you through step-by-step and you can watch how the knot forms in either a slow pace or faster pace. It has all the knots you could or should want to know, and it makes it very ...
I know my response doesn't help Andrew in his original question, but I think we often do things because it's tradition, or it's what we've always been taught, etc, and it just doesn't work....
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- Hometown:
- Patchogue
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 1
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- To help others.
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- North Patchogue Fire Department
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer, EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Firefighter, Driver / Engineer
- My Training:
- North Patchogue Fire Department probationary training program. Currently working on FireFighter I.
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Carelessness of other drivers, lack of courtesy by other drivers.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- I like to help others, especially within my own community.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 4:02pm on November 10, 2009,
Paul Montpetit said…
- Not sure where you are but I am North of Watertown NY and would be happy to help you if you can meet up with me somewhere....Paul (help with knots)
- At 12:21am on July 11, 2009,
Fireyladd Chief Sharp said… - Andrew, Welcome to the FF Nation. I am glad you dropped in to join the group. Dont be shy. There is lots to do, read and be involved with. Your participation and involvement is important to us all. Takes a bit to kinda figure it all out but you will be glad you did. Have fun and look around.
Chief William Sharp
Southern Oregon Coast
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Andrew, Where I am we can drive either POV or ride apparatus to the scene. We are in a very rural community. The biggest problem we run into is people stopping in the middle of the road as if they are so dumbfounded they lost all sense of how to d...
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