Fire Department Roof Ladder Platform

3 the spring mo fire department chose ferrara fire apparatus to build this 100 foot midmount platform that has a 99 foot horizontal reach at zero degrees a 1 000 pound dry tip load and a 500 pound wet tip load flowing 1 500 gpm.

Fire department roof ladder platform.

This platform provides a safe and solid place for your foot when you need to leave the safety of the ladder. 214 seattle fire department chapter 5 basic ladders pulley the grooved metal wheel over which the halyard or cable is drawn when extending or retracting the flies. This tool was developed by two career firefighters from michigan with a combined 25 plus years of experience. Load with a 4 1 safety factor.

Platform is made of inch aluminum diamond plate and measures 48 inches long 11 inches wide and five inches thick. The roof operations safety platform r o s makes firefighting roof operations safer than it ever has been. Halligans pry tools fire department hooks fire department axes shovels brooms rakes rescue tools forcible entry tools wildland tools spanner and hydrant wrenches door chocks wedges firefighter hand tools seatbelt cutters edged tools multi tools window punches lockout tools hammers mallets bolt cable cutters saws and. In 1930 sam carbis invented the aluminum fire ladder and founded a new industry.

Whether you are performing vertical ventilation dormer window rescue chimney fire operations or any other work that requires the use of a roof ladder. Photo courtesy of ferrara fire apparatus. Duo safety aluminum fire ladders feature 6061 t6 aluminum alloy 1 1 4 corrugated rungs and welded rung joints. The alco lite name is synonymous with quality dependability and service.

This two step process makes certain the rung joints are as strong as the ladder beams and no looseness can develop. Roof ladder a straight ladder with folding hooks at the tip end used for maintaining secure footing when operating on a pitched roof. Other equipment pierce has installed on platforms includes preconnected hoselines from a 2 inch discharge with a butterfly valve off the monitor to allow a line to be extended to a roof as well as a dual pulley rope rescue system for ladder tips and platforms. The roof operations safety platform is a tool used on an nfpa standard roof ladder that takes the place of using an ax halligan tool or rubbish hook for footing on steep pitched roofs.

Is a working platform that attaches to any national fire protection association 1931 standard for manufacturer s design of fire department ground ladders aluminum roof ladder. Today four generations later his family continues to maintain sam carbis solutions group alco lite as the leader in fire department ground ladder technology.