A ladder that is too long or too short will often force us to work off an angle that can be unsafe and bigger ladders will often require more manpower to place and raise them. Ladders are one of the ...

One of the most challenging situations that any fire company can face is arriving on the scene of a working fire and finding one or more victims trapped in imminent peril. It doesn’t happen often; for ...

Midwest Fire Tactics and Training – As we throw more ladders and work to improve ourselves on ladder skill proficiency, we must remember to start small and slow to work to build up to bigger and ...