Boston Fire Tower Ladder 10 - High Angle Rescue

Had a chance to ride along with Boston Fire's Tower Ladder 10 in Jamaica Plains on 12-10-10. Tower Ladder 10 is housed along with Engine 28 and the Division 2 Car. Did a tour from 2:00pm until 8:00am the next day and the first call was a High Angle Rescue at a construction site on Huntington Ave. near the quarters of Engine 37, Ladder 26. A worker suffered a heart attack on the second floor where Boston EMS and Firefighters from Engine 37 needed to shock the patient. Tower Ladder 10 and all other companies responding did a great job!

[@megaweld7018]

Excellent Work by the BFD & EMS. Great Post !

[@markdittrich2707]

The best fire departement great fireman 👍👍😊😊 greetings from Germany

[@greenmonstah25]

I was watching that high angle rescue on the construction sight from start to finish, my apartment window was directly across the street on the third floor. It's awesome to see it from a first Pedro's

[@MultiMonster69]

man your lucky.they actually let you get out at the scene. i don know if youre a civi or not but im an explorer with a local metro suburban dept and in the total of 5 tours i havent gotten out once. kudos and hope you liked hanging with the bravest

[@cwjones0322]

Thats a huge response for a medical call. Great job though guys!

[@frankgrimesification]

I like the way people in Boston say "chowder".

[@bfd98]

awsome video

[@flammabletube]

Not real sure if this rescue actually qualifies as a high angle rescue I mean only 2 floors up over here the high angle guys only seem to work at 10 floors or above

[@matredsoxfan]

It was a technical rescue because of the area the patient was in.

[@justinthyme8931]

But there was nothing technical about it. It was a tower ladder and too many firefighters. I didn't see any lines and rigging. they put him in a litter on a bucket and brought him to the ground.

[@Born2doom]

@AllAsiansUnite yea its alot like this one.

[@jackh577]

Interesting that Boston has only a few Ladder Towers, and most straight sticks.

[@Michaelbos]

Have to laugh at all the experts responses.

[@ABMP4D3]

Oh ya, a lot a free time and some alcohol gets you an expert certification, you didn't hear?

[@justinthyme8931]

Yeah, and you've never given an expert response right, you whacker? Are you even a firefighter?

[@frankgrimesification]

Ummm.....I'm more than qualified to respond with 5 years under my belt as an armchair youtube firefighter!

[@HolyMarkMcGrath]

Just curious as to why the safety chief had to respond to this high angle rescue.

[@greenmonstah25]

Sorry that meant to say first person, not Pedro's lol

[@littleblitz8239]

I was a volunteer before full time departments. Here is MY dumb question. Who operates the movement of the ladder/bucket, the FF at the base, or the FF in the bucket, and might I add I wish I had the opportunity to ride along. Blitz 85 LZ(V)FD, now full time.

[@TheFS2004guru]

Sometimes there controls in the bucket AND the bottom but there is always controls at the bottom

[@rascalpup5237]

It really depends on the situation. There are times that the bucket crew will control the ladder, for instance while bringing the unit up to or above the roof line as they have a better view of whats around the bucket (wires and damaged roof.) Other times the turntable operator will use the pedestal to position the ladder usually during set-up for a water tower if no crew members are in the bucket, or during rope rescue operations where the ladder is used like a crane to lift someone out of a hole. ALL towers have controls at both the bucket and the turn table. This is for two reasons, First, the bucket crew may see a danger the turn table can't and not have time to relay it over the radio, by activating the controls the ladder will usually stop all movement. The same thing happens if the turn table operator takes control from the bucket. Both locations have an E-stop button which shuts down all aerial operations until the button is reset. Second is if the crew in the bucket suffers some sort of medical emergency. Most times there are two FF's in the bucket, but there are times that crews operate with only one member [water tower for example as the added weight of firefighter and water can overload the unit] Should the crew member in the bucket go down, nobody wants to waste time climbing 75-100 feet up the ladder to lower the ladder to get the firefighter help. Its also easier to stow the ladder from the pedestal as its easier to get alignment and proper down pressure to prevent bouncing when the unit is driven.

[@HolyMarkMcGrath]

Any particular reason why there are 9 companies at the scene? Is it because of the area that the patient was in?

[@coastguard3357]

Jeff Leonard yes

[@chrispartlow1247]

Is this the ladder truck that failed & buckeld.

[@jimfitz1432]

Chris Partlow The that failed was a mid mount. This one is a rear mount. So highly unlikely.

[@welcometoboston9524]

Nah the truck that buckled was tower ladder 3, a 2005 Pierce MMA. This truck here is former tower ladder 10, a 2001 Pierce RMA.

[@justinthyme8931]

All of this for a heart attack? How the fuck couldn't they carry him down one flight of stairs. There had to be stairs inside for the construction workers. The "Golden Hour?" They blew ten minutes or more of it just for this dog and pony show.

[@nickluther263]

So what prick failed as a fire fighter to make a fire safety officer a tax funded job? Yeah im here ill just stand in this one spot and look back and forth on the truck and the crews to make sure they are working, ill just make sure i don't move because it might seem like im a firefighter and we don't want that