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Aerials in techinacal rescue.
I am looking for any infromation on the use of an aerial as a high point anchor. Infromation on not moving the ladder with a victim attached, example not using the aerial like a crane. Also looking for infromation on the use of a construction crane to move a stokes with a victim and attendant. Thanks.
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Todd,
My department had a rescue call just as you describe a few weeks ago I ran the rescue operation off of the 7th floor of a building under construction. We have a 2002 Pierce tillered aerial with a heavy duty ladder. On the egress section of the ladder there are holes under the last rung that allow you to attach a spreader bar. This allows the load the remain in the center of the beams to evenly distribute the weight. I used the ladder as a high point, attached the stokes to the high point and then swung the aerial out over the street. We then lowered the stokes to the ground. The operation went very smoothly. The operations manual of your aerial should tell you weather the operation is allowed and then suggest proper technique. As far as using a construction crane to lower a victim, here are my thoughts. I will use my equipment and my guys to perform rescue ops. before going to the crane. I know my equipment and my guys and know what they can and can not do. Using a crane with an operator you do not know is taking control of the operation out of your hands. Hope this helps.
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