Pompier Ladders- Does Anyone Use These?

I was talking to one of our Probies the other day, and he asked me about Pompier Ladders. I told him that in 14 years, I've never seen one except in pictures. In fact, I'm certain that no F.D. in the Chicagoland area owns one of these! Are there any Fire Departments out there that actually use Pompier Ladders? Thanks in advance!

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Permalink Reply by Russ on January 4, 2012 at 10:00am

i'm glad we were able to get back to pompier ladders-LOL. i climbed one once...ONCE! then i started going inside- i love being a truckee (no hose to pack)

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Permalink Reply by Gail Holzhausen on January 4, 2012 at 10:29am

interesting

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Permalink Reply by Gail Holzhausen on January 4, 2012 at 10:31am

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Permalink Reply by Gail Holzhausen on January 4, 2012 at 10:34am

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Permalink Reply by Matt Strickland on January 4, 2012 at 3:14pm

I've never seen anyone in New Jersey carrying them. The only one I've ever seen in person (as opposed to a textbook) was in Charleston, SC at their headquarters on Meeting Street.

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Permalink Reply by Georges BRAND on January 5, 2012 at 1:33pm

You problably talk about what we call "hook lader" in France. We don't use that very often, but's it's used to reach victims on balconies when we do not have access with the aerials laders (for example when there is grass in front of the building and we can not stabilize the aerial lader), and to reach the floors higher than the height of the extension ladder.

Georges

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Permalink Reply by Gail Holzhausen on January 5, 2012 at 5:10pm

Yes, the hook ladder was invented by a Frenchman. My great grandfather learn how to use it when he was a fire fighter in Elberfeld Germany, before he emigrated to St. Louis.

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