Ropes & Knots
What is a safety knot
An acceptable procedure for securing yourself to a ladder before beginning work when two hands are needed
What is a leg lock?
A pike pole, New York hook and drywall hook are examples of these type of tools.
What are pushing and pulling tools?
The gear that should be worn when throwing ladders
What is full PPE?
The section of rope used to tie the knot or hitch on a rope
what is the working end of the rope
Upper section(s) of extension or some combination ladders; the section that moves
What is the fly section?
Prying tools can be useful for these applications
What is opening doors, opening locks and windows, and moving heavy objects?
Non-load-bearing rope attached to an object to secure it as it is hoisted
What is a tag line?
What utility rope used for in rescue operations
What is Hoisting tools and equipment?
The amount of rungs that should be above the roof line when deploying a ladder
What are 3 to 4 rungs?
The '"irons" consist of these two tools.
A type of atmosphere-supplying respirator that supplies air
What is an SCBA?
Rope designed to be used only for rescue and other emergency operations
What is life safety rope?
Precautions that need to be considered for safety when raising a ladder
What are looking up (electrical hazards), ground conditions, building structural integrity, wind direction and speed, appropriateness of the chosen ladder (right ladder for the job), structural features (type of roof, wall height, overhangs, etc)
One type of cutting tool
What is a handsaw, powersaw, axe, etc.
Before stepping onto a roof from a ladder you want to do this
What is sounding the roof?
The preferred knot when joining two pieces of webbing
What is a water knot?
The way that a ladder should be stabilized when climbing up
What is footing (heeling) the ladder?
What is after each use and according to your departments SOP's?
Considerations when carrying ladders safely
What are avoiding obstructions, maintaining situational awareness of other firefighters on scene, lift with your legs, work and communicate as a team, look ahead scanning for obstructions, carry roof ladders with the hooks closed.