SEARCH LINES
Specialized Search Lines are a must for Rapid Intervention Team Search and Rescue operations. They should be easy to deploy, be hard to snag, have enough body to be felt through a fi refi ghter’s glove and be made for retracing your path in a low to zero visibility environment. PMI offers two versions of Search Line to match your RIT application and training. We also offer pre-rigged kits, and build-your-own kits for creating a personalized search and rescue tool. As of the 2006 edition of NFPA 1983, there is not a standard for search lines.
PMI HOT SEARCH LINE PMI’s next generation 100% Kevlar RIT line has an unequaled effi cient braid that will outlast other RIT lines. Not intended for rappelling. Note: Kevlar has a higher operating temperature than nylon or polyester, but it is not fl ame-proof and will not survive direct fl ame or ambient temperatures above 500o
C.
Key Features: 100% Kevlar . Compact . 10 mm wide . 3 mm thick
Weight: 22 g/m MBS: 2700 + lbf
Gold/Red Per Meter
11 m (36 ft) 15 m (49 ft)
SL100GR001 SL100GR011 SL100GR015
BERRY COMPLIANT
PMI RAPID SEARCH LINE II Designed by fi refi ghters for fi refi ghters, this supple search line packs away small but is highly grippable even with a gloved hand. Highly visible, this search line provides maximum visibility in the fi re ground environment. Not intended for rappelling.
Note: Both nylon and aramid fi bers will burn if exposed to fl ame, but nylon will melt at much lower temperatures.
Key Features: Core is one large Kevlar cable + Nylon fi ller cables . High visibility . 9 mm . High tenacity nylon sheath
9 mm Weight: 43 g/m
Per Meter
11 m (36 ft) 15 m (49 ft) 30 m (100 ft) 61 m (200 ft)
Orange/Yellow SR090SL001E SR090SL011E SR090SL015E SR090SL030E SR090SL061E
PARA-ARAMIDS Para-Aramids such as Technora® offer excellent heat resistance as compared with other rope fi bers: roughly twice that of Nylon or Polyester! However, do not be misled into believing that ropes made of these fi bers will not "burn through" or fail - Para-Aramids like Kevlar® and Technora® do not melt, but they decompose at 932°F (500°C) - still less than the tempera- ture at which fl ashover occurs (approx. 1100°F)
You should also be aware of limitations in these fi bers when compressive forces from rappel devices are combined with axial forces and shock loads such as might occur when escaping a hazard- ous environment. Be sure your choice of rope and rappel device system is well tested before putting it into actual use.
FIBERS
UHMWPE Ultra high molecular weight polyeth- ylene - although offering incredible strength, this fi ber has dangerously low melting temperature and low coeffi - cient of friction, and therefore is not a good choice for an escape rope. Fibers like Dyneema®
melt at 302° F (150° C).
NYLON & POLYESTER Nylon and polyester are the tried- and-true workhorses of the life safety world and a variety of Escape ropes are made with one or some combo of these two fi bers. On a practical level, these are still the best all-around choice for an escape rope in terms of overall safety and cost. Nylon 6,6 and poly- ester fi bers melt at 489-500° F (254- 260° C).
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