Rope rescue

Kernmantle (kern = core and mantle = sheath) rope as it is called, is available in various types: dynamic (stretches to absorb the shock of a falling lead climber or rescue professional) or static (actually low stretch) which is most commonly used in rescue and industrial rope work.

Pulleys can serve as a mechanical advantage, along with rope grabs, and other tools, to raise, or haul, a load up a vertical section, or across a gully or canyon.

Since pulley systems are generally short in length, they are used in conjunction with a progress (raise) capturing technique, and a long rope; and a backup safety or belay.

As a rule, urban or industrial rope rescue involves heavier equipment, which is chosen due to the close proximity to cities.

Once the rope is securely attached to the subject, they are either raised (hauled) up or lowered down to waiting emergency personnel.

may be able to provide information on rope rescue training, practice, and equipment, and organizations who are actively looking for members.

NFPA (a private organization) suggestions 1006 and 1670 (a non mandatory set of guidelines, which can be adopted by various agencies and implemented as regulation) say that all "rescuers" must have medical training to perform any technical rescue operation, including cutting the vehicle itself during an extrication.