one man extension ladder throw

a method for one firefighter to throw a 28' 2 or 3 section ground ladder by yourself. This method avoids the pitfalls of the typical one person technique where the butt is grounded at the bottom of the building.

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• fireman
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• truck
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• portable

[fyreman831]

jesus talk about lots of unecessary extra work

[cusano120]

add a scba on him and he will really be huffin and puffin, u can use more then one guy u know..... its called work smarter not harder

[RobbyWorld1]

I guess I'm too old for that stuff. 107lbs. Oooff.

Nice job. Informative.

[100percentgradeA]

whine whine cry, if you stay in good shape and practice regularly it should be no problem. Don't firefighters have more dangerous things to worry about then if they will get hurt lifting a ladder.

Rember if you think you can or if you think you can't you're right.

[fderval]

Incredible!!! He is a super frirefighter.

[EvanQuinn07]

yea, that don't look right, that ladder weighs 75% of what this little guy weighs, hes gonna throw his back out, THEN go out on disability the REST of his life...lol ...I knew a FF that did that...he collects a check for life, plus everything else......last thing: I wanted to see you climb it...you pussy-ass

[FFGraham09]

yea but when u r short on man power and u only got 3 ppl on the truck with an entrapment what u gona do keep the search team from going in? to help ladder the building? dont think so not all companies r paid soo we ant all guarentied man power right away

[FFJP808]

Honestly, if you are undermanned and need to get the ladder yourself, drag it like a sled. This is an easy way to mess up your back and then your crew is even worse shape.

[firedawgTower12]

@vmaxchevy08 its always good to know how to get something done if your by yourself though. i would definitely save that as my last possible choice.

[C1ltMichaelRyan]

you also should always have the flys facing away from the building

[sfdff39]

Very nice video but i suggest trying the method with a 2 section or smaller ladder first. Just to at least get down the movement and hand placements. I love how everybody is complaining about how its just a good way to get hurt, but its a great technique to know should the situation ever come up. In most cases do it with 2 people but you never know what you might be faced with. Also if you can do that with a 3 section, you can throw a 2 section alone no problem. Keep it up!