[TheList] Fire service extension ladders?

Wed Apr 28 08:28:09 AEST 2010

Hmm, I have memories of a 9m 3 section aluminium ladder on the Summit of 
Mt Maunganui to access the aviation lights, surf club & coasthuard 
repeaters. Not much fun if it was windy. I must admit I nearly lost it 
on one occasion.

With aluminium ladders you also have to be more cautious of the risk of 
electrocution.

Neill.

Shaun Sayer wrote:
>
> Hi Mike
>
> You’re pretty much right. Not meant to be used in windy situations and 
> they flex quite a bit when you ascend. For someone like me that 
> doesn’t like heights a hell of a lot it’s a bit scary at times! 
> Hahaha… Good thing though is that they are a lot easier to put up due 
> to the weight difference.
>
> Shaun
>
> *From:* thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz 
> [mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] *On Behalf Of *Mike Trump
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 27 April 2010 7:30 p.m.
> *To:* thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
> *Subject:* [TheList] Fire service extension ladders?
>
> This may be a tad off-topic for this mailing list, but I do know that 
> there are a few operational FF's amongst us.
> My question is, I note that the Fire Service these days has moved away 
> from the older type wooden extension ladders on appliances.
> Now, I remember these ladders well when I was a FF, with them being 
> heavy and awkward to move at the best of times.
> >From the pictures I've seen of the newer aluminium ladders, they look 
> rather flimsy, I could be wrong, has anyone had any experience with 
> these ladders and what are your thoughts?
> I've been out of the fire service for a while, so I never got the 
> chance to have a go at using one of the newer types of ladders.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Cheers,
> Mike Trump.
>