Check out these sites for some good rope information: http://www.basarc.org/downloads/Considerations_of_Rope_Rescue_2008.pdf Considerations for Rope Rescue in 2008 by, Kenneth N. Laidlaw http://www.animatedknots.com/indexrescue.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com Animated knots by Grog http://onrope1.com/mythbusters.htm Myths about ropes http://api.ning.com/files/*D09WKwvzcVDGGkQlIBYdIooQ5djOq-EHBwf4w3-*HoYoh-IejKB7l72-g4s6I9JkzAwAOM9IDhxSxlurVq7aP4BK8DofnZu/HarnessSuspensionTrauma.pdf Will your safety harness kill you? http://www.ropesthatrescue.com/images/Rescue%20Training%20July.pdf Great Article about what to carry on your harness by Reed Thorne. Other team and department sites: www.htrt.org Hillcrest Technical Rescue Team http://www.uhhsems.com/USAR/default.htm Region 2 USAR www.chagrinsehazmat.com Chagrin/Southeast Hazardous Materials Response Team http://www.iaff337.com/ Euclid Firefighters Local 337 www.clevelandheightsfire.com Unofficial site of Cleveland Heights Fire http://universityheightsfirefighters.org/ University Heights Local 974 |