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TRIPODS
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| Farmington (New Mexico) Fire Department using the ARIZONA VORTEX MULTIPOD in 2008 RTR custom workshop for a steep angle litter evacuation over one of the bluffs adjoining the muddy San Jaun River. Rescuers used pickets to anchor the Raptor Feet down to the top of the bluff and used an AZTEK set of fours to elevate the main line whne the heavy litter party has passed the high directional. The AZVM here has each leg equal with 2 lower legs and 1 upper leg. The belay line is separated out on this evacuation style and is left on the round edge of the bluff on padding. All photos by Reed Thorne |
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EASEL "A" FRAMES
A Frame with an Easel leg - High Angle
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| ARIZONA VORTEX MULTIPOD used as an Easel A Frame (or "EA" Frame) by New Zealand students near Wherepapa, North Island in RTR custom workshop. All photos by Reed Thorne |
Top: Rescuers using AZVM at Devil's Kitchen sink hole in two rope offset. See this venue. Below: close up of the head of the AZVM and haul grab for 9:1 compound pulley system |
Top: Close up of AZVM head using both pin locations for two ropes. Bottom: Kip Mandeno of New Zealand attends a litter near Wherepapa, North Island |
ARIZONA VORTEX MULTIPOD used by rescuers in Southern illinois Team Skills Rescue Workshop in 2008. See this venue |
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"A" FRAMES
Sideways A Frame - Twin, Delta or Quad Guying - High Angle |
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A frame being used in two rope offset at Callide Power Station in Biloela, Queensland, Australia during 2008 Industrail Rescue Workshop
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AZVM employed extensively on the Forest Hill Bridge during Team Skills Rescue Workshop in Roseville, California. Forest Hill Bridge is California's HIGHEST bridge and also the third highest in the untire USA. At left, the A frame is being used as a high point for an intricate deflection line offset. Notice tow AZTEKs used behind the A frame. See this venue
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Left: Close up. Right: The AZVM configured in a tandem AHD configuration (A frame and tandem gin pole) during the Advanced Skills Rescue Workshop in Sedona, Arizona 2008. See AZTEK set of fours in between both high directionals. See this venue
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Farminton New Mexico Fire Dept. use mini A frame as rigging point for raising/lowering system in training fire tower
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New Zealanders rig a mini A Frame with the AZVM which allows the pulleys of a lifting system to be pinned directly into the blue head assembly as shown. This afforded a high point for the system on this narrow catwalk. In far left photo, you can see gin pole constructed from other half of AZVM head assembly.
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GUYED " S A" FRAMES
Sideways A Frame - Twin Guying - High Angle - Offsets - Highlines |
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Top left: S A frame being used in two rope offset at Callide Power Station in Biloela, Queensland, Australia during 2008 Industrail Rescue Workshop Top right: See far right caption. Bottom L and R: Senior instructor, Len Batley at the edge with student at Mt. Arapiles, Victoria during Norweagean Reeve highline in Advanced Skills Rescue Workshop
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| Twin guyed S A frame being used in skate block tracking offset at Callide Power Station in Biloela, Queensland, Australia during 2008 Industrail Rescue Workshop |
Farmington (New Mexico) Fire Department using a twin guyed S A Frame during 2008 RTR custom workshop for a high angle litter evacuation over a dramatic sandstone ciff edge. Guy anchors were made from driving #2 baby angle pitons into drilled holes in the soft stone. |
Senior instructor, Len Batley at the edge with student at Mt. Arapiles, Victoria during Norweagean Reeve highline in Advanced Skills Rescue Workshop |
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LAZY LEG "S A" FRAMES
used in HIGH ANGLE or OFFSETS
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| Left: Rob McDowall of Aukland Fire Brigade as edgeman with Lazy Leg S A Frame used at Mt. Arapiles, Victoria during two rope offset in Advanced Skills Rescue Workshop in 2007. Right: Close up of Lazy Leg S A Frame head. All photos by Reed Thorne |
Lazy Leg S A Frame used in Roseville California venue on edge of Auburn Limestone Quarry. See this venue |
Lazy Leg S A Frame used in Wherepapa, New Zealand for skate block tracking offset operation. Notice lazy leg held into place on rock by AZTEK set of fours. |
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