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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

5 Alarm Houston Fire with Rescue- Know Your Ladders

Video from the 5 alarm Houston apartment fire (under construction).  The ladder truck backed in giving them just enough to reach the victim.

Think about plan B.  How high would your tallest ground ladder reach?  Remember that in this case we only need the make the bottom of the balcony.  Go to an apartment in your first in a throw some ladders and set the aerial to see what you can reach.

My driver a few years ago had us throw ground ladders after a medical call to see if we could reach the third floor balcony in an awkward spot.  About a month later, with him in charge, we had a rescue in the exact situation and we all knew we could reach it.


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