Rescuing someone from a burning building is a risky endeavor but it is also a very rewarding one. For the fire service, this is what we train for and prepare ourselves for at any given moment. There ...

Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur emphasize the need to ensure an adequate complement of ground ladders for firefighter and civilian safety. Crews did a good job with ground ladder placement at this fire in a ...

If you look at the design of fire apparatus, you will notice a very different configuration when it comes to the placement of ground ladders over time. Engines or pumpers, depending on where you are ...

There are a number of ways that a firefighter can be lifted into a window and carried down a ladder. In a true emergency, prior training – by all members involved in the rescue – will pay great ...

In the January installment of The Apparatus Architect, we began covering some considerations for the use of ground ladders on the fireground, together with reasons why your department should carry ...

When it comes to using ladders on the fireground, there seems to be a lot of information in fire service textbooks that doesn’t really correspond to how we actually use ladders. On our truck company, ...