Fire Department Roof Ladder

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Fire department roof ladder. The ladder serves to disperse a firefighter s weight load over more square footage of the roof s surface. These hooks are used to secure the ladder to the peak of a peaked roof providing better footing to firefighters working on the roof. This was a fire saturday at 1685 rue notre dame in saint sulpice quebec. A ladder that is placed to the roof of a structure should be raised at least four to five rungs above the roof line to allow firefighters operating on the roof the ability to see the ladder and.
Joe hedges product manager for chassis and aerials at e one says that manufacturers have to carefully plan for the specific amount of equipment a fire department might want at a ladder tip or platform to maintain the aerial s structural design stability. Roof ladders range from 12 24 feet but 14 16 foot ladders are the most common. Duo safety extension and roof ladder models are all rated for 750 lb. A straight single roof ladder and an extension ladder.
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This is mandated by national fire protection association nfpa 1931. Duo safety aluminum fire ladders feature 6061 t6 aluminum alloy 1 1 4 corrugated rungs and welded rung joints. Load with a 4 1 safety factor.