**Capitol Quick Tip** Building A High Directional (Rope Buildout) : When building a high directional, it’s important that the first piece passes under the first rung. The first rung is what we are using as the friction point to control the descend when we bring out the downed firefighter from a window. : The rope will then go up the inside (underneath) of the ladder until you get to the high point (1-2 rungs above the top of the window frame). Going over that high rung, the rope gets attached ba

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