They require each and every person involved, with constructing it to be very knowledgeable in every aspect of rigging.That doesn’t just include being able to perform skills, but also understand rigging theory. High lines are quite possibly the pinnacle of a rope rescue operation. So Why is the Aforementioned a Troubling Trend in Fire Service Tech Rescue? Twin Track English Reeve System Sitting in that technician level class I had started the process of driving the Cadillac before I had mastered being a good driver in something less than luxurious. I was instructed on “how” to build a basic pulley system, “how” to conduct a pick off, “how” to tie a basic anchor etc., but no one ever included the reason “why” I was doing what I was doing.

The reason for this is because “the why” had been left out of my initial training. I knew next to nothing about calculating forces on anchors, critical angles, safety factors, or really any true theory behind the skills I had been “trained” to perform.

Due to the fact that there were no “in between” classes, the only option was to take the technician level class next which strictly dealt with horizontal rescue systems. It was a mere 6 months or so after my initial rope rescue training in basic anchors, mechanical advantage, and raising/lowering systems. I distinctly remember sitting in my first high line rescue class as a member of a Fire Service technical rescue team. How in the world could this analogy regarding a typical teenage process have anything to do with technical rope rescue? Allow me to explain. It was during this process we learned the mechanics of being a successful driver, and those experiences allowed us to feel comfortable enough to purchase a nice new vehicle when we were ready. We all, however, recognized the importance of learning on the older model, that certainly wasn’t new. When we reach way back in our memory banks to when we were new drivers, I would venture to say most of us dreamed about rolling down the road in a nice new luxury or sports car some day.

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