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Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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What rope is designed exclusively for rescue and other emergency operations?

A

life safety rope

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2
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What is life safety rope used for?

A

to raise, lower, and support people at an incident or during training

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3
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What is NFPA 1983?

A

NFPA 1983, Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services

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4
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What rope is designed for any use except rescue?

A

utility rope

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5
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What is utility rope used for?

A

to hoist equipment, secure unstable objects, or cordon off an area

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6
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What is a single use rope intended for emergency self-rescue situations? This rope is designed to carry the weight of only one person and must be destroyed after its use

A

escape rope

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7
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What is a method of manufacturing rope without any knots or splices? A continuous strand of fiber runs the entire length of the rope’s core

A

block creel construction

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8
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What is a dynamic, sudden load placed on a rope? (typically during a fall)

A

impact load

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9
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What must be kept for every life safety rope?

A

rope log

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10
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What rope loses its strength when it gets wet and rots rapidly?

A

natural fiber rope

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11
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What rope is made from continuous, synthetic fibers running the entire length of the rope?

A

synthetic fiber rope

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12
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What are synthetic fiber ropes resistant to?

A

water, mildew, mold, rotting, shrinkage, and UV light

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What are advantages of synthetic fiber rope?

A

longer life span than natural fiber rope, strong yet lightweight, easy to maintain

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14
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What are disadvantages of synthetic fiber rope?

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they will melt when exposed to heat

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15
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What is a utility rope made of manila, sisal, or cotton? (not accepted for life safety applications)

A

natural fiber rope

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16
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What are advantages of natural fiber rope?

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resistant to sunlight, does not melt when exposed to heat, and holds a knot firmly

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17
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What are disadvantages of natural fiber rope?

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prone to mildew and mold; deteriorates when exposed to chemicals and burns when in contact with ember or flames

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18
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What are the most common type of rope construction?

A

kernmantle, laid, braided, and braid-on-braid

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19
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What rope is the only one used for life safety?

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kernmantle

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20
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What rope consists of a protective shield (mantle) over the load-bearing core strands (kern)?

A

kernmantle rope

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21
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What rope is designed to stretch under load, reducing the shock of impact after a fall?

A

dynamic rope

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22
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What rope is designed not to stretch under load?

A

static rope

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23
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What are the two types of kernmantle rope?

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dynamic (high-stretch) and static (low-stretch)

24
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What rope is constructed by twisting several groups of individual strands together?

A

laid rope

25
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What is a disadvantage of laid rope?

A

susceptible to abrasion and other physical damage

26
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What rope is constructed by uniformly intertwining strands of rope together?

A

braided rope

27
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What rope consists of a braided core enclosed in a braided herringbone patterned sheath?

A

braid-on-braid rope

28
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Why is braid-on-braid rope sometimes confused with kern mantle?

A

bc both are jacketed

29
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What is a disadvantage of braid-on-braid rope?

A

doesn’t resist abrasion as well as kernmantle; sheath may slide along the inner core of the rope

30
Q

How do you inspect laid rope?

A

by untwisting it so that all sides of each strand can be inspectd

31
Q

What is a device used for creating anchors and lashings or for packaging patients and rescuers? This is typically constructed from the same material as synthetic rope

A

webbing

32
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What are the two types of webbing?

A

flat and tubular

33
Q

What is the most common webbing for rescue applications?

A

tubular webbing

34
Q

What is a belt with a hook that secures FF to the ladder?

A

ladder belt

35
Q

What webbing/rope is regulated by a standard? (NFPA 1983)

A

life safety

36
Q

What is a term used for tying a rope around itself?

A

knot

37
Q

What is the end of the rope used to tie a knot? also known as bitter end or loose end

A

working end

38
Q

What is the free end of the rope used for hoisting, pulling, or belaying?

A

running part

39
Q

What is the middle of the rope between the working end and running end?

A

standing part

40
Q

What is a supplemental knot tied to prevent the primary knot from falling? This prevents the running end of the rope from slipping back through the primary knot

A

overhand safety knot

41
Q

What is a temporary knot that falls apart if the object held by the rope is removed? This loop secures the rope but is not part of a standard rope knot

A

hitch

42
Q

What are the names for the bends that a rope undergoes when tying a knot or hitch?

A

bight, loop, or round turn

43
Q

What knot is used to form a loop? It is easy to tie and untie and does not constrict.

A

bowline knot

44
Q

What knot is typically used to stabilize long objects that are being hoisted? This is always used in conjunction with another knot

A

half-hitch

45
Q

What knot consists of two half-hitches? Its principals is to attach a rope to an object such as a pole, post, or hose

A

clove hitch

46
Q

What knot is tied in a bight with two adjustable loops in opposing directions? This is used during rescue to secure hands and feet so that the victim can be dragged out

A

handcuff knot

47
Q

What figure eight knot is used primarily on life safety rope to tie ropes of equal diameter together?

A

figure eight bend

48
Q

What figure eight knot is a good way to tie a closed loop?

A

figure eight on a bight

49
Q

What figure eight knot is used for securing objects?

A

figure eight follow through

50
Q

What knot is used for joining two ropes? Particularly suited for joining ropes of unequal diameter or joining a rope and a chain

A

becket bend

51
Q

What is the preferred knot for joining two pieces of webbing?

A

water knot

52
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How much webbing should be left for the tail of a water knot?

A

at least 3”

53
Q

What is a non-load bearing rope attached to a hoisted object to help steer it in a desired direction preventing it from spinning or snagging on obstructions? Can also act as a safety line

A

tag line

54
Q

What is an advantage created when levers pulleys and tools are used to make work easier during rope rescue or while lifting heavy objects?

A

mechanical advantage

55
Q

What rope and knot is used when controlling zone perimeter? This knot is used to tie the rope to trees, sign posts, or other stationary objects

A

utility rope; clove hitch with a half-hitch overhand safety knot

56
Q

What is used to help search teams working in dark, smoke-filled or confined spaces? This allows team members to remain in contact with each other and with FF at the line’s entry point.

A

search lines

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