FDNY Trial Suspended As Safety Rope Frays

A ballyhooed rope- and-harness safety device distributed to city firefighters just last week has already been suspended from use — after one of the lines used in the survival gear frayed during a training test.

October 12, 2005 -- A ballyhooed rope- and-harness safety device distributed to city firefighters just last week has already been suspended from use

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