Welcome to Knightlite Software’s new instruction DVD Fire Fighter I Knots. This is the first module in a series of instructional videos designed to help candidate firefighters successfully complete their Fire Fighter I practical tests.

Using digital video and step-by-step demonstrations, we will show you how to tie the eight basic fire fighter knots required by the NFPA skill sheets.  One of the most nerve-racking stations during your Fire Fighter I practical test, is the Ropes and Knots station. There are many firefighter candidates that would rather carry a three hundred pound dummy down a thirty-five foot ladder, on low-air and in a high wind, than to have to tie a Bowline during their practical test.

Often, many candidates don’t receive enough individual attention from their instructors, and the still photography in textbooks is often incomplete and sometimes causes more confusion than help.  Then again, some candidates just get psyched-out during their test because they have not built enough confidence in their skills.

This Video will show you how to tie the knots from different angles, on different objects and tools, and how to adjust for mistakes. We will also let you in on some of the shortcuts veteran firefighters use to tie knots easier and faster.

What is great about a DVD is that you can play the video over and over again in privacy on your computer or DVD player, and you can practice along with the Knightlite instructors, until you mastered each knot, and develop the confidence that will enable you to breeze through your practical test.

In the end we are dealing with just two pieces of simple rope. The trick to tying successful Fire Fighter I knots is to be smarter than the rope.