Rs1 - 03: Ladder Rescue

Front 1

Ladder Gin

Back 1

• Must be 70° climbing angle
• Guy lines support ladder (not the load), use 1 life line min. 150’, guy lines 45° away f/ladder
• Tie (2) figure eight on a bight w/12” bights 12”-18” apart f/each other (center of rope)
• Place under top ladder rung & over beams
• Use a ladder rig for MA, tie a short sling for a handhold

Front 2

Ladder Gin (image)

Back 2

Front 3

Ladder Gin Against a Vehicle (image)

Back 3

Front 4

Ladder "A" Frame

Back 4

• Lashing: start & finish w/1 round turn & 2 half hitches
• 2 styles of lashing, round & square
• Rig two ladders at 70°
• Lash ladders together at top, another webbing between base to prevent kick-out
• Guy lines (like ladder gin)

Front 5

Ladder Gin "A" Frame (image)

Back 5

Front 6

Moving Ladder Slide

Back 6

• Lash foot of litter to rung of the butt end of straight ladder & lash head of litter appropriate ladder rung

Front 7

Ladder Slide

Back 7

• Quick & efficient way to rescue out a window
• Use a 2:1 pulley system & a belay line

Front 8

Ladder Slide (image)

Back 8

Front 9

Ladder Slide (image)

Back 9

Front 10

Ladder Sling

Back 10

• Simple Ladder Sling: tied around ladder
• Pre-tied Ladder Sling: pre-tied & wrapped around ladder

Front 11

Ladder Sling (image)

Back 11

Front 12

Exterior Leaning Ladder

Back 12

• Used to access each floor w/out repositioning ladder
• Ladder sling, ladder rig, belay line & eight plate near ladder butt

Front 13

Exterior Ladder Leaning (image)

Back 13

Front 14

Slinging a Spar

Back 14

• Use a 4”x4” of Douglas fir 8’ long or a steel pipe min. 1½“ diameter also 8’ length
• Lean at 70°
• Sling top & bottom w/12’ webbing w/prusik hitch, not > 12” f/top & bottom
• Eye of webbing min. 6” long, attach 2 carabiners to each sling
• Run life line w/figure eight on a bight through top carabiner

Front 15

Slinging a Spar (image)

Back 15

Front 16

Interior Leaning Ladder

Back 16

• Roof ladder wedged between ceiling & floor
• Set up one floor above departure point

Front 17

Interior Leaning Ladder (image)

Back 17

Front 18

Canitlever Ladder (as friction)

Back 18

• One floor above departure point
• Rope goes over ladder rung no more than 1 rung beyond edge
• Counter weight rescuer in place
• Counter weight rescuer never leaves ladder until weight off rope

Front 19

Canitlever Ladder (image)

Back 19

Front 20

Cantilever Ladder (with pulley system)

Back 20

• Used on a flat surface like a roof above departure point
• Rope goes over ladder rung no more than 1 rung beyond edge
• Ladder rig attached to ladder sling
• Counter weight rescuer in place & must not move

Front 21

Cantilever Ladder with Pulley System (image)

Back 21