What Is a Rit Bag

Authority: NFPA 1500. Purpose: The RIT Bag provides the company with immediate access to necessary tools to free the trapped firefighter as well as provide a secondary source of air for the firefighter.

What is in a RIT pack?

• three rope bags (one with 200 feet of search rope and two with 100 feet of search rope);
• an 8- 2 10-foot yellow vinyl equipment staging tarp stenciled with the letters “RIT” and our station number;

What is the purpose of RIT?

MAP Growth uses the RIT (Rasch Unit) scale to help you measure and compare academic growth. Specifically, the scale measures levels in academic difficulty. The RIT scale extends equally across all grades, making it possible to compare a student’s score at various points throughout his or her education.