Training Minutes: Ground Ladders on Concrete

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In this training video, Walt Lewis, Firefighter Jake O’Connell, and company show a method for safely overcoming obstacles when throwing a ground ladder on a difficult surface and in difficult circumstances.

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WALTER LEWIS is district chief in the Orlando (FL) Fire Department, where he has been a member since 1996 and is assigned to District 3. He has been involved with the fire service since 1990. Previously, he volunteered for two years for a small department and worked for a suburban department for four years. He served a tour at the Training Division. He is an instructor for the Central Florida Fire Academy and a USAR teaching group. He is a member of FL-TF4 and served on the state committe to create the 40-hour live fire training course required by Florida law for instructors of live burns. He has taught across the United States and in Canada.

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