Author Biography
Pat Rhodie Rhodes, a native of Phoenix Arizona, instructs rope access and rescue internationally. In 2005 Pat retired from the Phoenix Fire Department after 28 plus years of service as a technical rescue lead instructor and a veteran firefighter. During his career with Phoenix he also served as a Rescue Specialist for FEMA Arizona Task Force 1, and was a member of the Validation Conference for IFSTA (International Fire Service Training Association). His specialties are in Rigging Physics, Rope Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, and Tower Rescue. Pat has consulted and/or instructed fire department and technical rescue teams internationally. Pat has maintained a lifelong hobby of knot tying, and labels himself a perpetual student of the art of knots. He is always ready to discuss the subject.
