This is a reason in itself to throw ladders anything over a single story should have ladders thrown to all sides. This can be accomplished by anyone at the scene. When I drive I don't babysit the pump throw ladders to the front side once one ladder goes up there will be four thrown.
RIC teams should be doing this as a way to soften the structure.
Headfirst slide versus flipping over.
What do you think?
I don't have much experience or practice with either slide, but in an emergency situation the headfirst slide seems like it would be faster, safer, and less cumbersome. If nothing else the headfirst slide could be use to quickly escape the fire compartment, then once a few feet down a firefighter could flip over and slide the rest of the way down feet first.
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