Deck 30 Flashcards
True/FalseIn extreme emergency the Life Belt can be used to make a rescue pick-up via a single slide?
FalseNote: The life belt shall not be used to make a rescue pick-up via a single slide.DS 1 2.4 GSIntended use:2.1 It shall be worn by the member lowering a firefighter or another person from a roof or upper floor to a place of safety. The bowline on a bight and the slippery hitch shall be tied on the individual being lowered.2.2 It shall be worn by the member lowering another firefighter for a rescue pick-up using the knots described in 2.1 above.2.3 It shall be worn by firefighters removing themselves from an untenable position by means of a single slide.2.4 It shall be worn by members during portable and aerial ladder operations as directed.
