Service Delivery 3

Ladders

Aims

To ensure students are familiar with the terminology associated with ladders and their safe usage.

Learning OutcomesAt the end of the session students will be able to:

• Recognise and use the standard terminology in relation to ladders

• Describe the construction of a range of fire service ladders

• State the varying uses of fire service ladders

• Understand of the safety procedures to be adopted when using ladders.

Types of ladders in use

• Short extension ladder (JCDD 32)

• 10.5m ladder (JCDD 10)

• 13.5m ladder (JCDD 12)

• Roof ladder (JCDD 31).

Types of ladders in use• All Humberside Fire Brigade ladders are of

aluminium construction

• Comply with Joint Council of Design and Development (JCDD) specifications

• Regularly tested

• For these reasons fire brigade personnel are instructed that they must not use ladders gained from other sources.

Terminology

• Extend - to raise an extending section

• Extend to lower - to clear the pawls

• Heel in / Heel out

• House - to retract an extending section

• Pitch - to erect a ladder against a building

• Slip - to remove a ladder from an appliance.

Short extension ladder.

10.5 metre ladder.

13.5 metre ladder.

13.5 metre ladder.Upper extension

Middle extension

Main extension

Handling poles

Screw down jack

Roof ladder.

ConfirmationAssessments will be based on this lesson and the corresponding study note.

Learning Outcomes• Recognise and use the standard terminology

in relation to ladders• Describe the construction of a range of fire

service ladders• State the varying uses of fire service ladders• Understand of the safety procedures to be

adopted when using ladders.

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