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EVENT: Ladder Raise <br /> <br />EQLrIPMENT REQUIRED: <br /> <br />Full Tui-nout Gear, <br />3-Section, 28-35 Foot Extension <br />Ladder, Attachment Device to <br />Secure Ladder To a Structure <br /> <br />The duties of a firefighter in emergency situations require a degree of strength, stamina, agility <br />and ability to safely manipulate ground ladders. This event, part of the timed sequence ofseveral <br />firefighting activities, is a pass/fail event designed to test the candidates ability to safely raise an <br />extension ground ladder. <br /> <br />Safety is of primary concern during this and all firefighter ability testing events. Therefore, <br />properly trained and qualified firefighters shall conduct ladder placement prior to the exam and <br />shall monitor'safety conditions during the examination. The following functions shall be <br />performed before, during, and after the exam: <br /> <br />Inspect ladder for any signs of physical damage including rope halyard, beams of <br />ladder, rungs, and dogs. (The term dogs refers to the device attached to the ladder <br />that locks the ladder in an extended position, the term locking mechanism refers to <br />the device that artaches the ladder to the side of the building during the test.) <br /> <br />Some North West Hennepin County Fire Departments may permanently install a <br />ladder at a testing site. Other Departments may utilize an in-service ladder for <br />testing purposes. <br /> <br />Inspect locking mechanism that secures ladder to side of structure. <br /> <br />Using proper procedure, raise ladder to side of structure and secure with locking <br />mechanism to the side of the structure that will be used for the examination. <br />Raise and low'er the ladder several times until assured that the ladder, dogs, and <br />locking mechanism are ready for safe operation by firefighter candidates. <br /> <br />The decision as to the candidates ability to safely continue the event shall rest <br />solely with the event scorer, not the candidate. If for any reason, the scorer feels <br />the safety may be compromised, the candidate shall immediately discontinue the <br />test and return the ladder safely to the lowered position. <br /> <br />Nort~ W~l ~p~n Ccx.~ly F~'e Deparlment$ P~y~.~l A~dfly TeSl A.z~:~ed ~I~$ <br /> <br /> <br />