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Single Firefighter 35' Ladder Raise
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Zig Markowski III Apr 12.
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It is inviting injury but that's not what I was asking.
I was taught it as more of a confidence evolution.
It is a ball buster.
I wouldn't be too happy doing it now.
We still do cathedral raises in our JPRs and I think it can be more dangerous...
I have seen it done. I don't think that it would be advisable to make it an SOG. As stated before it takes a big strong person (even with good form). And once at full extinction, I bet it is kinda hairy.....
I think it it inviting injury.
You can plant it against a wall and grunt it up, but why would you. It sure didn't get there with one person,
Where Is MY CREW!!
In Denver we are taught to deploy single firefighter 24' extension ladders and it is a requirement for graduation from academy, but not 35's. We do have a Lt. who teaches the ladder class who demonstrates a single firefighter 35 but he is an incre...
Does anyone's department or academy teach this? I know I was taught how to do it about 9 years ago when I was in the academy.
Set aside that it's not considered safe and all that other stuff.
I got into an arguement in another group I belong to ...
Does anyone's department here train people on how to raise a 35' by yourself? I know I was taught in both the academy and while on probation. This isn't for normal tactics, of course, but more for in an emergency situation.
I got in a heated deba...
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- 8
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- Paid fire department
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- Firefighter III, EMT-P, TRA, HAZMAT OPS, Roadway Extrication Tech (I think, they just changed it again), Verticle Rescue 1 & 2.
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- At 12:04pm on April 5, 2009,
Gary Rauch said…
- Zig, nice to see you here.
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