When it comes to just plain “cool” firefighter training exercises, self-rescue has to be at the top of the list. The use of rescue rope and descent control devices (DCDs) is definitely a growing trend ...

Not long ago, I was explaining to one of my students that our training agency was undergoing a transition from NFPA 1983 General Use to Technical Use rope and equipment. As I outlined the benefits, ...

For more than 40 years, Petzl has been a leader in the development and production of vertical access products for technical rescue, work-at-height and rope access industries. Petzl’s line of I’D ...