7 knots you need to learn for NFPA 1001 skill sheet

Video tutorials are a great way to learn how to tie knots

November 16, 2024 07:28 PM •

NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications requires firefighters to tie each of these seven knots: overhand safety, figure of eight on a bight, bowline, becket/sheet bend, clove hitch, half hitch and water knot, while operating on a simulated fireground. Candidates are given appropriate and adequate rope to complete the task.

Watch the full video above to learn how to tie all seven knots, or jump into a specific knot tutorial below.

1. How to tie an overhand safety knot

2. How to for a figure eight on a bight

3. How to tie a bowline knot

4. How to form a becket bend

5. How to tie a clove hitch knot

6. How to tie a half hitch knot

7. How to tie a water knot

Learn more about NFPA codes and standards here.

This article, originally published in 2017, has been updated.

Vincent Bettinazzi

Vince Bettinazzi joined the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Fire Department in 2007. He currently holds the rank of battalion chief and is assigned as a shift commander on C-Shift. Bettinazzi is a member of the department’s Ocean Rescue Team as a certified USLA lifeguard. He completed the NFA’s Managing Officer Program in 2016, and recently obtained his Chief Fire Officer Designation from CPSE. Bettinazzi is a co-host on the “Beyond the Stretch” podcast.