HOW TO RAISE A STRAIGHT OR EXTENSION LADDER, TWO PERSON, BEAM METHOD
- Butt person gives commands
- We are going to do a beam raise to —————–
- Overhead is clear of obstructions
- Prepare to beam raise ladder
- Beam raise ladder
- Butt person spots ladder and covers butt spur with appropriate foot
- Maintaining proper body mechanics
- Controlling beam of ladder
- Tip person raises the tip
- Grabbing lower beam
- Raising to shoulder
- Hand over hand
- Straight arms
- Ladder becomes vertical
- Base position
- High/Low hands
- Inside of knee in beam
- Instep of foot wrapped around butt spur
- Base position
- Pivot ladder
- We are going to pivot the ladder on this beam towards you/me
- Maintaining hands on beams
- If more/less than 90 degree, vocalize the intent
- Prepare to pivot ladder
- Butt person gets into position
- Pivot ladder
- Tip person gets into position and pivot occurs
- We are going to pivot the ladder on this beam towards you/me
- Extend fly
- Prepare to extend fly, fingers and toes clear
- Butt person positions hands on halyard
- Tip person indicates clear
- Extending fly
- Butt person eyes on tip
- Hand over hand
- Maintaining stable ladder position
- Butt person indicates when all dogs/pawls are locked
- 1, 2, 3, 4 dogs locked
- Prepare to extend fly, fingers and toes clear
- Lower ladder into building
- Prepare to lower ladder into building
- Butt person positions hands on rung of ladder
- Butt person places foot on rung of ladder
- Lower ladder
- Tip person transitions to position maintaining hands on beam
- Moves back with good body mechanics
- Prepare to lower ladder into building
- Butt person verbalizes as distance closes
- 4, 3, 2, 1
- Butt person checks climbing angle/4 points of contact and verbalizes intent if tip/butt require adjustment
- Prepare to adjust tip
- Adjust tip
- Prepare to adjust butt
- Adjust butt
- Prepare to adjust tip
- Tip person ties off halyard
- Bangor knot
- Announces ladder is ready to climb
- Bangor knot
LADDER COMMANDS
Prepare to remove ladder from engine/truck
Remove ladder
On ground – Prepare to beam ladder
Beam ladder
On ground – Prepare to shoulder ladder
Shoulder ladder
Intent: We are going to do a beam raise to ———–, overhead is clear of obstructions
Prepare to move out
Move out
Prepare to beam raise ladder
Beam raise ladder
Intent: We are going to pivot the ladder on this beam towards you/me
Prepare to pivot ladder
Pivot ladder
Prepare to extend fly fingers and toes clear
Extending fly
Prepare to lower ladder into building
Lower ladder into building
Intent: We are going to adjust the tip/butt
Prepare to adjust the tip/butt
Adjust the tip/butt
Intent: We are going to scrape the ladder
Prepare to scrape ladder
Scrape ladder
Intent: We are going to roll ladder
Prepare to roll ladder towards you/me
Roll ladder
Prepare to remove ladder from building
Remove ladder from building
Vertical
Prepare to retract fly fingers and toes clear
Retracting fly
Intent: We are going to lower the ladder on this beam in that direction
Prepare to lower ladder
Lower ladder
Prepare to shoulder ladder
Shoulder ladder
Prepare to put ladder on engine/truck
Put ladder on engine/truck
On ground – Prepare to beam ladder
Beam ladder
On ground – Prepare to bed ladder
Bed ladder
GENERAL COMMANDS
Prepare to move out
Move out
Prepare to stop
Stop
Prepare to reverse ladder
Reverse ladder
Pivot left
Pivot right
Ladder coming through