You are often working over the fire load on an elevated surface that is in some cases pitched.
Why do fire fighter have to climbs up roofs.
Some buildings have fire escapes that serve every floor and also have a gooseneck ladder to the roof.
That is why firefighters on the roof must operate with full.
They ve found or torn open a hole and are crawling into the attic and living there that s why raccoons are climbing on your roof all the time.
A fire fighter i should be able to perform general ladder maintenance including.
Firefighters have no problem risking their lives when another person s life is at stake.
A rooftop fire can result in ignition of the underlying combustible roof deck if the mass of surfacing membrane and insulation is inadequate to thermally protect the deck from reaching its ignition temperature.
When used properly roof ladders are a key safety tool for any roof operation.
They also have the ability to descend head first by rotating their back feet 180 degrees.
Your roof is a vulnerable place for raccoons gaining entry to your attic.
Before he goes in they put a hole in the roof so that once air comes in the fire and smoke and heat goi es out the roof.
There s many different ways wildlife can get access to your roof.
Most likely they have found a place to live up there either some gap under an eave or in a soffit that they can live in or most likely of all.
Sometimes firefighters can get to the roof of a burning building by climbing the stairway of.
If you can get into your attic make sure there is no light coming in indicating a way they can get in there to find shelter.
When removing a ladder that is mounted on the side of an apparatus.
Roof operations are dangerous by nature.
Raccoons are opportunists so the best thing to do is make it as difficult as possible for them gain access.
The ladder serves to disperse a firefighter s weight load over more square footage of the roof s surface.
If they didnt once the fire ate up all the oxygen it would lie in wait until fresh air came in when the firefighter entered and it would almost literally explode with new flames and heat so to speak aka backdraft.