![]() ![]() Stone Jr on Augat 11:28pmĮvery certified firefighter in my department carries bailout rope, however it's not mandatory. Like I said, this is just another tool in the toolbox, but shouldn't be the only means of emergency egress the members should know. I would definately recommend other tactics and other means of emergency egress is looked at and trained on by the dept before just implementing a rope bailout system. ![]() Such a training should take several days and not just a lecture and demonstration type of thing. Train on the "what ifs" create scenarios, utilize different systems and tactics and that can get members more comfortable. Yet training is how people get comfortable with something new instead of playing the "what if" game. If this is to be the only bailout system the dept would use, that should be a concern. If such a system could be an entanglement hazard, such a thing should be addressed. Now training is the process in which such concerns can be addressed. There will always be rules implemented that people won't like or agree with and change is also hard to take in many cases, yet it doesn't mean you don't stop following orders because one doesn't like them. I the dept is going to implent and order FF's to carry this equipment with them, then again, you follow orders. If you can't follow the orders, then there should be no "exterior" it should be out the door. You made the commitment to the FD and it is still a paramilitary organization, whether career or volly. If the dept is saying to take the training, then by all means you take the training, despite what one wants to do. There is a ladder bailout, which may be quicker than a rope system in some cases, there is a way to use a search rope to bailout, there is breaching and so on. ![]() I would recommend that your dept would take a RIT and FF self rescue type of class before implementing one bailout system. Basically concentrating on one system may limit other ways of getting out. Thing is, there are a lot of tools in the toolbox and to concentrate on a single bail out rope system may not be the best or safest answer. Are you in an area with a lot of highrises? There is no such thing as "exterior" only firefighters on my dept, so I'm guessing you are on a volly dept. ![]()
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