The two categories of rope SFD sorts rope into?

Life Safety Rope and Utility Rope

A three wrap prussik hitch is for loads up to...

600 lbs

Primary use of webbing:

Rigging anchors in operations

WA Mandated life safety rope service life:

6 years

Breaking strength of locking "D" rescue carabiner?

9000 lbs

Running end of a rope is...

the end of the rope that is manipulated to tie a knot

Bitter end (standing end) of a rope is...

the end of the rope that is NOT being used in the knot you are tying.

Double becket bend purpose:

Joining two ropes of unequal diameter together

How many bags of life safety rope do all ladder truck companies carry, and what are their lengths?

3 bags total: 2 bags of 300 foot rope and 1 bag of 100 foot rope

NFPA mandated Safety Factor of life safety rope:

15:1

NO KNOT relative strength (single kernmantle rope)

100%

Clove hitch relative strength (single kernmantle rope)

60-65%

Square knot relative strength (single kernmantle rope)

43-70%

Figure 8 relative strength (single kernmantle rope)

75-80%