Mirrored Rope Rescue Systems

This is the reason our team has chosen to employ the mirrored rope system method of rigging and operating our rope rescue systems.

Mirrored rope rescue systems.

The purpose of this study was to examine a mirrored system under certain operational conditions in order to better assess the overall system performance and qualities. Mirrored systems is one of the more recent technical rescue approaches to be introduced to the rope rescue community. He is a retired battalion chief currently serving as a firefighter school resource officer with the spring lake park blaine mounds view fire department mn. Still the merit of a two tensioned rope system is worth a closer look no longer can that s they way we have always done it justify ignoring evidence.

Each rope system must be fully capable and competent as both a mainline and a back up system at the same time. A mirrored system is a rope rescue system in which each rope serves simultaneously as a lowering raising line as well as a competent back up to the other line. 06 nov 2019 17 41. The mpd incorporates a high efficiency pulley with an integral rope locking mechanism or ratchet for a haul system.

Share to twitter share to facebook share to pinterest. John lindstrom has been a fire service instructor since 1984. Winter alpine two tensioned rope system. Mirrored systems cmc s mpd v petzl s id posted by unknown at 4 15 2014 11 55 00 am.

The latest innovation in rope rescue is the mirrored rigging system. Mirrored systems basic principle. Olympic mountain rescue is using the cmc rescue mpd multi purpose device as part of their mirrored system in the snow for a low angle practice evacuation. Living with high risk technologies.

This standard was upheld even though many rescue organizations outside of the fire service use tensioned belay lines or mirrored rope systems. Dual capability two tensioned rope system. 2 while the generic definition of a 1 perrow charles. Mirrored rope rescue systems by kirk mauthner.