Firefighter Safety & Survival Head First Ladder Bail

The Head First Ladder Bail is a technique used by firefighters to quickly exit from a room that has flashed over or is untenable. A class covering this technique and other safety & survival techniques is available at www.AllHandsFireTraining.com.
This training was recorded at FDIC in Indianapolis, IN. The firefighter survival training session was presented by S&ST.
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[@SittingWithDogs]

That move saved my life at one time, or at least kept me out of the burn center, but guys be very conscientious of the placement at the end of the ladder. It’s extremely hard to do this if it’s even a little bit above the sill. I’d rather have a not so good angle with the ladder below the sill than a great angle with the rungs above the sill. This is also the case for a rescue as well. If your trying to muscle someone unconscious out the window that extra few inches will make or break the rescue. Good job getting this info out there brothers

[@JB91710]

There's something I think that should be done that I have never seen in these videos. At the top of the ladder mount a Evacuator Alarm/Strobe Light so that the guys inside can see and hear where the window is. Even in daylight, the smoke can get so bad you can't see the window. At night, you can get completely disoriented. They have remote control ones so you can leave them off until you need them to avoid all the noise.

[@SittingWithDogs]

That’s a great idea!

[@tafadzwachikweye9461]

Good thinking

[@sebastianschmidt566]

Hi I'm from Germany and served in three countries as a firefighter (Germany, france and italy) We didn't have this training but we have a similar thing. Emergency evacuation head first with a cord.😱 And because I was the class representative I must always go first in such things. Man almost shit in my pants at the moment leaning head first out of the window. But knowing such "tricks" could make the difference between life and dead. But I see also a mistake at 0:20 standing with your full body in front of the window you try to open is a really bad working practice that could end your life. The risk here is that after the fresh air can now enter the room it can cause a flashbang you could say "explosion" that can in case you're lucky only burn you a bit but they can be so powerful that they blow you off the ladder.

[@joefran619]

The fitness level you guys have is amazing.

[@mickyr171]

Handy, when the mother in law comes to visit lol

[@jonniewalker8273]

Good Video... From a safety standpoint though, the irons should never be blindly dropped out of a window. (1:01) If your escaping IDLH conditions, leave the tool in the structure. It is not worth a head injury to your other rescuers or the public. Not trying to criticism, just trying to be proactive.

[@nohandleformethx]

100%! This bailout is not a "everyone make sure we got all our shit?" bailout. It's a rush job. Gtfo. Don't care if you left your cat inside just ggoooooo

[@1Brain4Wheels]

That’s pretty bad ass! I feel like my shoulder might have a tough time with the rotation once coming down though, would be cool to try out nonetheless

[@hatersgotohell627]

Do beginner firefighters need to learn this in firefighter 1?

[@barrysmith4094]

Ok, but I though the firefighters were going to slide down the ladder head first from a somewhat tall building, all the way down head first. to the ground

[@crownhillsjoey]

Any building feels huge when ur sliding head first

[@1004firefighter]

ㅎㅎ굿 잘보고 갑니다. this is korea. you are good

[@keanuchungusmode9453]

Good bail probie!

[@Jay-to7yz]

why is everyone in the comments so angry? i'm only here because i wanted to see what it'd look like for someone to climb down a ladder head first because of bill wurtz, but it seems y'all just want to start fights

[@southbeachmiamiart895]

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[@chrishayes5755]

Jay delete your comment or ill touch you wit teh jab.

[@kyle110796]

if you're on a fire scene and that close to the building you should be wearing a helmet.. and you shouldn't walk under ladders, i feel like that would not be your fault for dropping it since you were in a rush to get out and save your life

[@user-sv6be8qu2r]

Thanko

[@surfer390111]

Anyone else shoulder pop out doing this one ?

[@mohammedazab3361]

احب ان اكون مدرب محترف في مجال الاطفاء

[@george5120]

I like watching bail out videos because there is a 25 foot drop from my bedroom window to the ground I need to learn.

[@fognozzle930]

ummmmm how about proper placement of a ladder....that ones on too much of an angle....still pretty good exit though

[@itsccpower1487]

Matt Leigh

[@aviewer2756]

You actually for this want a bit less than a 75 degree angle. 75 is optimal under normal circumstances but, bailing out you want it more angled.

[@JaySmith-or3us]

For this to be doable you want the ladder at about 60 degrees actually

[@someguy6194]

This is the correct rescue angle. Rescue angle and working angle are not the same.

[@Khankhan-xq1wt]

assalamalaikum

[@SIRE0815]

What angle of attack does your ladder have and how is it secured? In Germany we have 65-75 degrees. I don't think it's a safe option for us given our steepness. But good video. Thanks and greetings from Germany.

[@reversecard7174]

In America the “standard” Is 75° from what I know from my academy but in all honesty what we do is nuts step on the first rung and the ring that’s straight old should be a full arms length out of that makes sense

[@Micksoffthings]

that is badass

[@leehardincomedy]

Will firefighter’s have a carabiner connected when it’s an actual situation ?

[@sebastianschmidt566]

No it's here done only for safety in training

[@MaxwellHouse.]

Isn’t the fire fighter suppose to do a leg lock when stopped like that? Seems extremely unsafe to be smashing something without having your body secure

[@xaosflux]

Thumbs up if you came here from Cracked!

[@andytuesday500]

Kinda looks like fun

[@richardyescas8197]

Gawd the angle of the ladder. Really?

[@322batman]

100% Correct .... dropping tools out of the window is not a great idea. All those instructional videos, touching the subject of "Emergency bailout" are shifted from reality. When you "On Fire", your comprehension alters to a wild hog running true a burning forest. I'm attaching a link to something that is used 9 of the 10 in emergency situations. No criticism to All Hands Fire. Peace All and stay safe. /watch?v=fwVHbegmdRg

[@markmarcie2]

LOL. First, all those "safety harnesses". Second, no one heeling the ladder...

[@JaySmith-or3us]

markmarcie2 it’s a rit secondary egress. You gonna wait for someone to butt the ladder? or you gonna bail out. It worked didn’t it?

[@someguy6194]

@@JaySmith-or3us right? All these comments are either from non firefighters or firefighters who haven’t seen RIT training yet.

[@Engineer9736]

Always those people on KZbin laughing at safety 🤦‍♂️. Too dumb to understand that it's kinda nice to come home in the evening alive and with all limbs attached.

[@henrikchristensen2382]

Hehe det der går langsomt smid en presenning på og lidt opvaskemiddel bum så kommer i ud af flammerne jeg garentere 😄😁🙌🙌

[@Wolfie565]

Brave men but some dumb procedures which are going to get someone seriously injured. What do I know you ask! 30 years in F&R 🇬🇧

[@someguy6194]

.... This is a standard RIT survival safety drill and procedure to be used exclusively in IDLH situations. What exactly is dumb about it?

[@Sea-Bass]

I agree, I was expected to do this some years back and I refused. I can’t see it working in a real situation.

[@chrishayes5755]

Sliding down those rungs is like grinding your pecker against a cheese grater. Fertility -50% from just one slide.

[@bananas1318]

canadian did it th e best