Question

You arrive at the scene of fire in a 4-story ordinary multiple dwelling. Fire is showing from the 3rd and 4th floor on the B and C Side. Multiple occupants are unaccounted for and searches are underway on the 3rd and 4th floors. Occupant have overloaded the fire escape in the B side. Your assignment from command is to place ladders to the building.

1. Where should your first 3 ladders be placed?

2. What length of ladders should you expect to utilize?

3. What are your concerns while placing these ladders?

Answer 1

answer 1

The first two ladders has to be placed just below the sill ledge of the window on the B side because occupant have overloaded on that side. The other ladder has to be placed on the sill ledge of the window on the C side.

answer 2

The ladders should be long enough to be placed in an inclined manner and yet should reach the sill of windows. That should be the proper length of the ladders to be used.

answer 3

The ladders should be placed exactly at the sill ledge of the window because if it is placed on the window, it will occupy the space and occupants won't be able to come of the window easily.