LADDER COMPANY OPERATIONS

Man For Man

THE ACTUAL LADDER COMPANY OPERATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM CONTAINS OVER 150 SLIDES WITH FULL SLIDE ANIMATIONS AND TAKES THREE HOURS TO PRESENT WITH TWO THREE HOUR PRACTICAL EVOLUTIONS THIS IS A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE PROGRAM

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LADDER COMPANY OPERATIONS

Man For Man

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Objectives
Identify Generally Accepted Firefighting Principles Identify Ladder Company Operations State The Responsibility Of Each Company Member

Objectives
Identify The Need To Follow Logical Thought Processes Provide Information To Assist The Officer And Firefighter In Making Sound Fire Ground Decisions
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Ladder Company Operation

Regardless of Who Performs These Duties, Ladder Company Functions Must Be Carried Out at All Fires to ensure Life Safety and Extinguishments
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Size-up
The Mental Evaluation Made By A Fireman Which Enables Him To Determine A Course Of Action
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Size-up
Size-up Begins With The Receipt Of The Alarm

Movement Of Fire
Convection Radiation Conduction

Wood Frame Building Construction

Balloon Platform Lightweight New Wood Truss Old

Ladder Company Tools

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Tools

Halligan Bar
FORK ADZ HOOK
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Tools
Flat Head Ax

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Tools
Sledge Hammer Or Maul

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Tools
Hydraulic Tools

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Tools
Halligan Hook / Pike Pole

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Tools
K12 SAW

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Tools
Thermal Camera

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Officers Duties
Rules and Regulations Responsibilities Assignments Accountability Training Equipment
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Ladder Officers Position

Fire Floor, Door to the Fire Apartment Via the Interior Stairs
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Determine Life Hazards

Life Hazard to Occupants Life Hazard to Firefighters

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Report Conditions
Location and Extent of Fire Dangers Progress of Operations Need for Additional Manpower
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Assure Secondary Means of Egress

Always Provide Members with Two Ways Out

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Force Entry
The Time Of Day And The Occupancy Of The Building Will Often Indicate The Need For Forcible Entry
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Confine the Fire

Close Doors, Close Windows and Remove Combustibles From the Path of the Fire
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Rope Bags

Tangle Easily. Slow to Retrieve. Difficult to Repack Good for 1 Shot

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Search Rope Roller

Will Not Tangle Faster to Retrieve Easier to Repack Ready to Deploy

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Overhaul
The Phase Of Firefighting In Which All Fire Is Searched Out And Extinguished.
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Safety
Replace Urgency With Caution Inspect The Structure Let Water Runoff Use Only Required Members Do Not Remove Structural Supports Provide A Means Of Egress
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Driver Position
Turn Table Contact with Officer

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Ladder Company

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Scrub Surface

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Height

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What About Midmounts

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Outside Vent Man Position

Fire Escape Ladder

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Roof Man Position

Roof, via Aerial Ladder Fire Escape Adjoining Roof
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Extrication Equipment
Many Of Today's Ladder Companies Are Now Carrying Hydraulic Power Equipment
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Review
Movement of Fire Responsibilities of Ladder Company Inside Team / Outside Team Duties of the Officer Tool assignments for
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END OF DEMO
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