In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Adam Ritsch provides insight for knowing what ladders can be married up and how that applies to the fireground.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION:

What about how my ladders marry up to each other, so each extension ladder marries up with a specific straight ladder.

What are those sizes that marry up 24 and 14? So those marry up in length. So if I have my extension ladder completely collapsed, the 24 and 14 marry up.

What about a 28? 28 marries up with a 16. So if the 28 is fully collapsed, they’re the same size, right? A 28 foot is 16 feet when it’s collapsed.

What about a 35, 2 section? 20 foot? Right?

Why that’s nice is if I’m doing like a two ladder throw, just as an example for a victim rescue, right? I want two ladders, possibly, especially a larger victim. And I throw a 16 up and I don’t have another 16, but I want my ladders to be around the same angle. ’cause it doesn’t do me much good if they’re offset, hey, I can grab the 28 footer off of a nearby truck and those marry up perfectly together. Right?

So knowing some of those things makes it makes life much easier.

I can marry up ladders.

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