If education isn’t the reason for your visit today, feel free to skip to our online selection of rope. You can also check out our previous blog that introduces the NFPA-compliant Bulwark Safety X, one of the only technical-use life safety ropes to receive the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) stamp of approval, or read about a glow-in-the-dark rope popular for marine uses, firefighting search lines, camping, and much more.
In this blog, we outline techniques for cleaning and storing life safety rope that meet the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Life safety rope is integral to many rescue operations, and proper care and maintenance are critical to helping firefighters avoid unsafe situations. How did you do? Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues to match or beat your score.Proper care of life safety rope avoids damage that puts lives at risk As always, be sure to follow your department's SOGs on their use. Here's a quick quiz provided by our online training partner FireEMS Academy to test your knowledge on ropes and knots. When in doubt, you can always grab a piece of rope and try to practice in your downtime. It's important to learn how to tie knots, as they often come in handy on the fireground.
The NFPA standard specifies minimum design, performance, testing and certification requirements for life safety rope, escape rope, water rescue throwlines, life safety harnesses, belts, victim extrication devices, litters, escape webbing, escape systems and auxiliary equipment for emergency services personnel. NFPA 1983 specifies requirements for life safety rope and associated equipment used to support emergency services personnel and civilians during rescue, firefighting or other emergency operations, or during training. NFPA 1001 requires firefighters to be able to tie each of these seven knots operating on a simulated fireground: There are many knots used by the fire service and various NFPA guidelines on firefighter ability, including the NFPA 1001 skill sheet and NFPA 1983: Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services.
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