One of the most challenging situations that any fire company can face is arriving on the scene of a working fire and finding one or more victims trapped in imminent peril. It doesn’t happen often; for ...

Ground ladders are an important tool on the fireground, raised to rescue civilians and for the safety of our crews. Even with a truck company on the scene of a structure fire, there’s no guarantee ...

Werner's easy-operating extension ladder features a patent-pending lift-assist technology that helps the end-user comfortably raise and lower the ladder’s fly section. The Werner GLIDESAFE Extension ...

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 ...

During the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on firefighter health and safety. This is probably most evident with the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation’s 16 Life Safety ...

Ladder injuries are one element of sweat equity you may not hear about on home-improvement shows. While human error may explain some of the roughly 175,000 emergency ...

Werner has launched the new Extension Ladder WalkThru, a ladder accessory that allows users to make an ergonomic transition area from extension ladder to roof. The Werner Extension Ladder WalkThru ...

Stepladders come in several sizes; the three most popular sizes used by homeowners are 4, 6, and 8 feet. Regardless of the ladder size, the following safety rules apply: • First, when opening a ...