
Now, the volume pertaining to Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents and Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services has just been released. Last year PMI shared a message to make you aware that NFPA was going through a process of consolidating related standards into volumes. Up to now, if you were interested in an NFPA standard you might have purchased a standard that was somewhere around 40 pages long, and it would contain requirements, test methods, labeling, and other standards-speak. Actually, it’s more than a “little” thing, its more like 237 pages worth of a big thing! If you are an Emergency Services Responder – especially if you are affiliated with the fire service – here’s a little something you might be interested in knowing about. The following article is from Loui McCurley, CEO of Pigeon Mountain Industries.
