Synthetic fibers have been used for ropes ever since.May absorb 50% of their weight in water.Current use for utility, not life safety tasks.Various lengths twisted together for strands.Natural fiber ropes were often made of manila.Different materials are used for different situations.Now ropes are made of synthetic material.Earliest ropes were made from natural vines woven together.Ropes can be made of many types of materials.Tagging recommended for easy identification.Do not use life safety rope as a utility rope.Must not be used where life safety rope needed.Used for hoisting, lowering, and securing tools and equipment.Is not used to support the weight of a person.Always have an escape route and use the rope only as a last resort.Its purpose is to provide fire fighters with an escape method in a life-threatening emergency.Designed for the weight of one person only.Used only for self-rescue in an extreme situation.Two-person rope has a total weight limit of 600 lb.One-person rope has a weight limit of 300 lb.NFPA 1983 specifies design, construction, and performance criteria.Must be used when supporting the weight of one or more persons.Used in most cases when it is NOT necessary to support a person, such as hoisting or lowering tools.Must be used anytime a person is supported whether in training or in an actual emergency.Two primary types of rope are life safety and utility.
Describe hoisting methods for tools and equipment.Describe the types of knots to use for given tools, ropes, or situations.Describe how to tie safety, half hitch, clove hitch, figure eight, figure eight on a bight, figure eight with a follow-through, bowline, and sheet bend or Becket bend knots.
Describe the knot types and their usage in the fire service.List the reasons for placing a life safety rope out of service.Describe how to record rope maintenance.Describe how to clean and check ropes.Describe how to use rope to support response activities.Describe the construction of a kernmantle rope.List the three most common synthetic fiber ropes used for fire department operations.
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