[TheList] Fire service extension ladders?

Sat May 1 21:47:44 AEST 2010

Woolston 2435 is an interesting case, it's the only 35 i'm aware of in the
role it has, i'm told 'Pump Technical Rescue' or basically, similar to an
'8' (Heavy/Technical Rescue) but includes full pump capabilities.  I gather
it carries specialised rescue kit that differs from a typical '7' or '9'
loadout, more along the lines of USAR type requirements, perhaps with some
HAZMAT included.

A Christchurchian might know more than I, though, i've never laid eyes on
it.

http://www.111emergency.co.nz/S-W/TQ1769.htm

Cheers
Mark.

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Mike Trump <zl3tpq at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Thanks for your comments, guys.
> I've never been a fan of aluminium ladders for any job, let alone
> fire-fighting.
> As Mike mentioned, you get no warning at all that one of these ladders is
> going to break, I found this out the hard way at work a couple of years
> back.
> One thing should be said about the old wooden ladders though, even they
> were pretty cumbersome and heavy, you felt a lot safer on them, especially
> if you drew the short straw to be using a hose reel off one.
> As long as you didn't get too silly and change the direction of the stream
> too quickly, you could more or less depend on the ladder holding you
> reasonably safely.
> I'd hate to think how using a HPHR off one of these newer ladders would go.
>
> Shaun,
> I remember that you are from the ChCh area, I have a question for you,
> Woolston station has the appliance 2435, could you please define the "35"
> suffix of the callsign, as the appliance doesn't look like any sort of
> specialist appliance, I could be wrong though, is this some sort of a heavy
> pump or something.
>
> Have a good weekend guys,
> Mike T.
>
> > Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:12:00 +1200
> > From: tahiini at gmail.com
>
> > To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
> > Subject: Re: [TheList] Fire service extension ladders?
>
> >
> > Also, aluminium ladders, if they are going to bust, they will just go
> > *bang* and its all over. With a wooden ladder, it will groan and moan a
> > fair bit before it dies. Also, with wooden ladders, if they get a ding,
> > or a split near the edge, they can be sanded out and are fine again.
> > Little hard to do this with a metal ladder :)
> >
> > Cheers
> > Mike
> >
> > Neill Ellis wrote:
> > > 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.
> > >>
> > >
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