FDNY to get New Safety Ropes
We've been following the saga of the escape ropes that the FDNY will be issuing to their firefighters. It looks like they have settled on a design that works without getting caught in the pulley (from Firehouse.com).
The Fire Department has announced that all firefighters will be equipped with personal safety ropes by the middle of next year.The news comes six weeks after a round of ropes were recalled over safety concerns a week after they were distributed.
Firefighters began training on the new kevlar ropes in early October at the FDNY training center on Randall's Island. But during one of those exercises, a firefighter's rope got caught in the pulley that controls the descent and began to fray, prompting the recall.
Now, the fire commissioner says the mechanism that allows firefighters to descend from burning buildings has been fixed so that the rope no longer catches.
If you have a picture or a description of these ropes, please forward to me. Thanks.
