150 Years SFFD - Ladder Drill - San Francisco Fire Department

150 Years SFFD - Ladder Drill - San Francisco Fire Department

[@firebrigade101]

35 year veteran Fire Chief and I have never seen these old latter trucks in action, I think it is a special thing to see...The SFFD is tops yesterday and today!

[@ELIRAXPRT]

God bless fire fighters, that work is crazy

[@judybs60]

ELIRAXPRT In Oakland fire we called if an auditorium raise.

[@amandakistler6027]

That is cool

[@sergeantseven4240]

the announcer needs to just hand the mic to someone else who knows how to talk. lol

[@Howard3S]

Dam! The current FD is Still using wooden ladders? the lids and the cabs are ancient style too in a modern? department. Its nice memories but today? MOdern up.

[@user-hw1cr5uq4z]

Hello! This was a demonstration with an "ANTIQUE" piece of fire apparatus and firemen dressed in period garb. You thought this was a contemporary first line company?

[@Killfire100]

/s

[@bnadit1949]

Currently SFFD uses wooden ladders due to the amount of overhead electrical lines in the city, due to that they use exclusively wooden ladders to prevent their guys from getting electrocuted. This is a demonstration team, they use modern turnouts on actual calls. Yes it is great memories, and yes today these very same men and women are rescuing people on wooden ladders.

[@j.saldana7501]

Wooden ladders are poor conductors of electricity. In a sense they are safer than aluminum ladders when being thrown in cities with many overhead electrical lines. Such as San Francisco.

[@barefooboy17]

yes they still do and have special ladder shop that still makes them. Wood is far better than alluminum