Training Minutes Throwback: Ladder Work

Check out some Training Minutes videos on ground ladders and related truck company operations.

You can see more training videos at http://www.fireengineering.com/video.html.

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Mike Ciampo shares tips on leg ladder locks to use when venting windows or during rescues.

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In this truck company tactics video, Mike Ciampo demonstrates some simple ways to bring multiple portable ladders and tools from the truck to the fire scene.

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Mike Ciampo shows you how to position yourself so you can see the fire building at all times, even while laddering the building and footing a ground ladder.

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Mike Ciampo and his crew demonstrate how firefighters can “shoot” a ground ladder under overhead obstructions such as power lines, or even place the ladder under a dangling victim.

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Joe Alvarez discusses how to apply the technique of removing a downed firefighter via a ground ladder to removing a civilian victim in a similar way.

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Mike Ciampo demonstrates different ways of carrying a portable saw up a portable ladder for roof operations.

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