/r/TechRescue

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This Sub is for anyone involved in any rescue operations to come and discuss how we work, how we train, and how we play in our days off!

Including but certainly not limited to - Vertical/High Angle Rescue, Whitewater/Swiftwater Rescue, Road Crash Rescue, Cave Rescue, USAR, Mountain and Wilderness Rescue.

This Subreddit is for anyone involved in any rescue operations to come and discuss how we work, how we train, and how we play in our days off!

If you want to discuss EMS/Medic, Search and Rescue and Firefighting topics, please head over and check out those great subreddits - but cross-posts which fit both categories (eg, man down drills and self-rescue situations) are welcome!

Including but certainly not limited to;

  • Vertical/High Angle Rescue,

  • Whitewater/Swiftwater Rescue,

  • Road Crash Rescue,

  • Cave Rescue,

  • USAR,

  • Mountain and Wilderness Rescue.

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/r/TechRescue

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Can you explain to me heat-seeking technology used for immediate SAR vs advanced technology that can find cadavers after many weeks/months (used on helicopters and drones)?

3 Comments
2024/12/03
03:44 UTC

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How to sell a litter?

Hey all, I have a split apart rescue litter that has been used for training only and taken good care of. Since I don’t do much wilderness training these days and would like the space, I’ve considered selling it. Not trying to get much for it, and would love for it to go to a good home, but I’d like to get a little bit since it wasn’t cheap. Any thoughts on where I could list it for sale? Thanks in advance!

4 Comments
2024/11/09
21:00 UTC

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Ideas for weekly training and monthly trainings

So we have an approx two story area for rappel and lifting training and an Aerial ladder. Im just looking for some ideas so that we can keep up on our skills. Im looking for a shorter weekly training. Maybe not as involved and ideas for an involved monthly training. Thank you in advance

1 Comment
2024/11/01
12:37 UTC

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Book Research

Really hope this is allowed. I'm wrapping up my 6th book and ran into a plot snag where I'm suddenly in need of a search and rescue scene. I've got a few procedural/situational questions I need help with to preserve accuracy. If anyone is willing to shoot me a dm, I would be forever grateful!

The manuscript will be going to a test audience October 4th, so if you could reach out before Oct 1st-2nd, that would be great

Thank you!

0 Comments
2024/09/23
21:22 UTC

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If anyone's looking for some custom made gear.

I've made an Etsy where i design, print, and sell rope access/rescue accessories (RescueHokayem on Etsy).

0 Comments
2024/08/07
20:08 UTC

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What’s the crappiest job you’ve done as Rope Access Tech?

0 Comments
2024/07/17
14:15 UTC

1

Ice commander knife

For anyone that runs the ice commander suits for ice rescue, what do you use for a knife and do you teather it to the suit, if so what do you use? Looking to make our setup better.

8 Comments
2024/06/22
08:13 UTC

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Careers?

Im currently employed as a Firefighter/Paramedic for a dual service. I have grown to love everything tech-rescue especially when it comes to anything involving ropes like high-angle and confined space and it’s easily my favorite part of the job. I wish I could do more of it and I’ve always said to myself if I could do just that for a living I would. Are there any careers dedicated to that field. If so please share.

4 Comments
2024/06/11
03:53 UTC

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Thoughts on CMC Clutch + CMC Capto

Our standard kit to go with each rescue rope was a "RPM". This RPM kit allowed each rope to be configured as main line, safety line/belay, or shared lines for lowering or up to 3:1 raising.

Our RPM kits had anchor strap, gathering plate, tandem prusiks, single pulley, double pulley, brake bar rack, load releasing hitch (Mariners Hitch) and some carabiners.

We eventually changed the break bar rack to a CMC "MPD" device. But later found the CMC Clutch to be the best choice. And now we are also using the CMC Capto.

Our plan is to change our "RPM" to simply be a CMC Clutch, CMC Capto, Carabiner and anchor strap. This lets it be a main line, safety/belay line, shared lines, and haul line up to 3:1 with just those pieces.

Is anyone doing something similar or considering doing something similar? Any thoughts on this direction?

1 Comment
2024/05/28
20:43 UTC

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If you're here for technology support, you're lost (and not in a way we can help)

This subreddit deals with the topic of 'Technical Rescue' as a function of emergency services such as Fire, Search and Rescue.

If you are looking for technology or IT support, we cannot help you, and your post will likely be removed (after some gentle mockery by the peanut gallery)

Try some of the tech support subreddits instead, such as /r/techsupport

0 Comments
2024/05/24
03:03 UTC

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Capto not releasing for reset

Had a high angle rescue today and Capto would not release to reset 5:1. Anyone have this issue under a load?

3 Comments
2024/05/21
02:51 UTC

2

Free resources

I am just getting started with tech rescue and am wondering if there are any resources to help me learn as much as i can. Any podcasts, you tube channels, or books, ect that i can check out to give me some things to practice? - I’m pretty good with knots and have some experience with systems Im looking for systems or scenarios to practice if that makes sense

2 Comments
2024/05/21
02:12 UTC

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How to get started.

Im a Paramedic with a few years of 911 experience and a few years of remote medic/industrial experience and 4 years as a commercial Diver. Ive been interested / kinda chasing this tech rescue/expeditionary medic thing forever. Im wondering how yall got started in it or where to apply and what i can do to further my path.

1 Comment
2024/05/03
23:23 UTC

5

Jerry and Kim Website?

Anyone remember a couple that had a website that included a bunch of tech manuals and rope rescue/SAR techniques? It was an old site and they were named Jerry and Kim or something like that.

Great resource on some older techniques and equipment (like studies on brake bar tie off techniques).

0 Comments
2024/04/28
23:54 UTC

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Tech Rescue in Solar Industry

Hi guys,

I'm a project manager for a Solar company in Michigan and we do installs on roofs all around the state and neighboring states. I'm looking into what it would take to perform our own technical rescues. I've been informed that not every town's firefighters have rope rescue training, and we sometimes work on buildings with edges inaccessible for a boom lift rescue. We of course want a rescue to be finished within 30min of the fall if not shorter.

I have some technical rope rescue experience from another job, but if we did this we would want to train some of our installers on it. A rescue of a short fall off the edge of a roof using a remote hook like in this video is more likely for us than the rescuer needing to rappel:

https://youtu.be/gC4aoCrrG4E?si=Sv9emHIBppSTHebE&t=310

My question is, is this even allowed in construction industries? Does anybody train industry installers on tech rescues or is this just unheard of? Are there companies dedicated to training rescue for industry? Anywhere I can start on this would be very helpful.

Thank you.

4 Comments
2024/03/28
16:07 UTC

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Munter Hitch

Can a munter hitch flip / roll where it won't allow you to belay. I keep hearing from others that if it flips it'll lock up. Any examples of this? Trying to examining it to see if / how it would happen.

4 Comments
2024/02/04
19:08 UTC

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Harness accessories

Looking to see what guys carry on their harness for tech rescue ops. Currently have 2 lengths of webbing, 4-5 prusiks of varying lengths, 4 standard carabiners, a pear shaped binder for Munters and a roll clip.

Don’t keep my decent device or asap attached at all times.

Use is for all technical rescue scenarios

3 Comments
2024/01/26
20:11 UTC

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Something I never thought of before but using a Gibbs as the anchor for a pulley

13 Comments
2024/01/17
15:54 UTC

2

What is the technical name for a Gibbs ascender?

It just occurred to me I don’t know what the non trade name for them is

4 Comments
2024/01/17
15:53 UTC

7

Load sharing anchor question.

Can the anchor plate be outside of the original anchors? See picture.

10 Comments
2024/01/09
17:08 UTC

3

Specialise

USAR or HART? What's the difference in what the actually do on the ground? Like I know USAR go to structural collapses etc but do they work with ropes like HART do?

2 Comments
2024/01/05
17:36 UTC

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How do I swim longer distances

Greetings, I’m a Swift water rescue technician for a smaller water rescue team and I’m looking to work as a rescue swimmer for a bigger team but some of the requirements is a 500m under 15 minutes. I’m a larger guy and am currently loosing weight fast but I want to build back up my swimming skills. I’ve been on the water my entire life and have no problem sprint swimming 50m or so but I’ve never had to do any kind of long distance swimming. How do I learn to slow down and get into a rhythm? What exercises should I do? Should I get a membership at a lap pool? I haven’t done any swim team stuff since I was 11 so i have the traditional freestyle and back stroke down. I may be able to use small fins but I don’t want to need them.

Any advice to getting back into shape and how to swim longer distances would be greatly appreciated!

3 Comments
2024/01/03
18:52 UTC

0

Need help with my broken phone, please

So, recently my phone got broke, but just the screen, i can still kinda see whats going on the screen, but unfortunatly the screen is completely messed up, not reccording some of my touching and recieving some random imputs, making it completely unusable. I wanted to connect it to my notebook to see if i could somehow control the phone by the notebook, but i only have the USB_USB-C cable. (the cable that comes with the charging brick, i think thats how its called) Unfortunatly all the tuttorials ive seen use a splinter, and i dont posses one at the moment, but i really need to use the phone to recover some stuff. OBS:its a motorola and my computer is a windows

Thanks for reading everything and double thanks if you can somehow help me :)

1 Comment
2023/11/05
14:04 UTC

0

Fixable?

HP laptop won't turn on and doesn't appear to be charging because the light indicator doesn't come on. Can this be repaired?

10 Comments
2023/10/31
00:03 UTC

0

Pls help. 2019 Intel MacBook does this

2 Comments
2023/09/28
20:55 UTC

2

help please

how do i fix this lgtv remote

5 Comments
2023/08/10
19:24 UTC

4

Cheap harness

Hey folks, I was wondering if the vevor full body harness is acceptable for high angle rope rescue. It’s a cheap 70$ class 3 harness that you can get from Home Depot. It’s listed for tree work, construction and search and rescue but I wanted the professionals’ input. Let me know what you think.

5 Comments
2023/06/10
00:14 UTC

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