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Permalink Reply by Lance Piatt on April 14, 2010 at 1:43pm

Hey there.
Give Matt Adams a call at Rescue Response Gear. 888 600 9116; he will have some information to send you. I have seen a couple of vids and a few diagrams on it, but I can't remember where. The key is a stable and secure ladder. Rungs used in a distributive manner (more than one rung in a distributive and equalized manner) and of course, knowing the load and resultant.

Lance
Rescue Response Gear

Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on April 14, 2010 at 10:03pm

Ground ladders are going out of favor for this application, as they are tested to only 600 lbs.
That's not close to being able to support a rescue load.

Aerial ladders are a different story, but keeping that operation safe is tricky, even if the ladder is designed for rope rescue. Few are.

Permalink Reply by David Barlow on April 14, 2010 at 11:52pm

Try checking out
DAWSON NETHERCUTT'S FAMOUS NC RESCUE BOOK
"The International Manual of Basic Rescue Methods"
Available at Fire Rescue Schools around the State of NC
and from
Henry Sermons
Email: Books@NCSFRI.org
218 Bryan Street
Havelock, NC 28532
Call Henry Sermons for a copy or a price quote at 252-447-5660
Henry works with all of the Fire and Rescue Instructors throughout the Southeast and beyond
This book was originally published in 1975 and republished in 2005 by his son, it is one of the "Bibles of Rope Rescue"
You can find some - not many - original copies and when you do, the originals are around $100 each no matter what the condition.

This book describes and details such things as "Ladder as a Derrick" Ladder Slides, and all sorts of other great rope rescue techniques and methods. You will not be dissapointed!!!!

Another location to track this down is this link. http://www.ncsfri.org/imageuploads/Media-31.pdf

Good Luck! Stay Safe out there.

David Barlow
Chief of Training
Landis Fire Department
Concord High School
Fire Academy
www.chsfireacademy.blogspot.com