What is a good way to tell whether a department and/or company is operating efficiently? The answer: ladder placement. What is ladder placement? It’s the positioning of a ladder where it can be used ...

Firefighter William Tolley may have plunged five stories to his death after his tower ladder impacted with a Queens building, causing the ladder to sway as he stepped onto the building’s roof, an FDNY ...

Ground ladders are one of those pieces of equipment that we are required to carry on every engine and truck. We are also expected to know how to select and use them. Although apparatus carry ground ...

Our goal for each Quick Drills column is to give the company officer resources to create a fast training session for their crew, or to give the volunteer training officer an idea for a night drill ...

Purchase the right ladder and use it safely, and you just might use it all season long without any broken bones. Never mount a ladder until you determine that it is sturdy and secure. There are three ...

Painting your house, patching the roof, cleaning the gutters, taking down storm windows now or this fall? If so, you'll probably be using a ladder. "When I'm working on a ladder, I don't let anything ...

This is the moment a contractor at a home in Atlanta, Georgia on June 18 tries to reach something on the ceiling with some exceptionally poor ladder placement. Predictably, the attempt goes wrong.