Englewood Fire Department holds in-house rope operations class

ENGLEWOOD — The Englewood Fire Department is holding an in-house rope operations class to certify and sharpen the crew’s skills.

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During the 32-hour class, crews are being taught how to rappel, ascend and descent, do pick-offs and more which are all skills needed in rope rescue, the fire department stated in a Facebook post.

On day two of training, crews were given a scenario of someone who is stuck on a rope and had to “pick-off” the climber and lower them to safety, the Facebook post stated.

The Englewood Fire Department continues to provide updates and photos regarding the progress of the in-house collaborative training with Clayton, Englewood and Union.

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