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March 15, 1997
DCN: 4.06.08
FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
LADDER COMPANY OPERATIONS: AERIAL LADDERS
3.2.4 Proper placement of the aerial ladder may be affected by the above conditions and
also by the wind, or by heat or flame issuing from below the rescue effort. This
could cause the laddermen to risk positioning the ladder in a manner that would
only be used in a serious fire situation. (Fig. 2C) Good judgment by the officers
and firefighter in ladder placement will require them to be cognizant of these
conditions.
Figure 2C
Change in apparatus placement due to wind condition
3.3
People on the fire escape above the fire. (Figs. 3A and 3B)
3.3.1 Place the ladder alongside the fire escape and against the building (2" out) with
the tip about one to three feet above the balcony railing. This affords easier access
to the ladder.
Note: Remember the loss in height engendered by retracting the ladder to apply
ladder locks.
3.3.2 Whenever possible, place the ladder on the least exposed side of a building. (Figs.
3A and 3B) If interior conditions permit, take the people into the least exposed
apartment or other area and use the safest means of egress for their removal.
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