Mirrored Rope Rescue Systems

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.

Mirrored rope rescue systems.

06 nov 2019 17 41. John lindstrom has been a fire service instructor since 1984. The latest innovation in rope rescue is the mirrored rigging system. Winter alpine two tensioned rope system.

Edit tags history files print site tools options. Dual capability two tensioned rope system. Mirrored systems is one of the more recent technical rescue approaches to be introduced to the rope rescue community. The mpd incorporates a high efficiency pulley with an integral rope locking mechanism or ratchet for a haul system.

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. Mirrored systems basic principle. 2 while the generic definition of a 1 perrow charles. Newer post older post home.

This standard was upheld even though many rescue organizations outside of the fire service use tensioned belay lines or mirrored rope systems. Mirrored systems cmc s mpd v petzl s id posted by unknown at 4 15 2014 11 55 00 am. Rope rescue technical rescue. Living with high risk technologies.

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