Fire Department Roof Ladder Platform

Is a working platform that attaches to any national fire protection association 1931 standard for manufacturer s design of fire department ground ladders aluminum roof ladder.

Fire department roof ladder platform.

This tool was developed by two career firefighters from michigan with a combined 25 plus years of experience. This platform provides a safe and solid place for your foot when you need to leave the safety of the ladder. Duo safety aluminum fire ladders feature 6061 t6 aluminum alloy 1 1 4 corrugated rungs and welded rung joints. 214 seattle fire department chapter 5 basic ladders pulley the grooved metal wheel over which the halyard or cable is drawn when extending or retracting the flies.

Roof ladder a straight ladder with folding hooks at the tip end used for maintaining secure footing when operating on a pitched roof. Load with a 4 1 safety factor. Other equipment pierce has installed on platforms includes preconnected hoselines from a 2 inch discharge with a butterfly valve off the monitor to allow a line to be extended to a roof as well as a dual pulley rope rescue system for ladder tips and platforms. Platform is made of inch aluminum diamond plate and measures 48 inches long 11 inches wide and five inches thick.

Today four generations later his family continues to maintain sam carbis solutions group alco lite as the leader in fire department ground ladder technology. In 1930 sam carbis invented the aluminum fire ladder and founded a new industry. Photo courtesy of ferrara fire apparatus. Whether you are performing vertical ventilation chimney fire operations or any other work that requires the use of a roof ladder this platform provides a safe and solid place.

The roof operations safety platform is a tool used on an nfpa standard roof ladder that takes the place of using an ax halligan tool or rubbish hook for footing on steep pitched roofs. This is not just a step it is a working platform. The alco lite name is synonymous with quality dependability and service. The roof operations safety platform r o s makes firefighting roof operations safer than it ever has been.

Duo safety extension and roof ladder models are all rated for 750 lb. This two step process makes certain the rung joints are as strong as the ladder beams and no looseness can develop.