Transcript STRAIGHT ARM CARRY - West Barnstable Fire Department

STRAIGHT ARM CARRY
LD16’-1
• RECRUIT FACES
THE BUTT OF THE
LADDER WITH
INSIDE KNEE DOWN
ON GROUND
• APPROXIMATLY THE
MID-POINT OF THE
LADDER
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• RECRUIT REACHES
ACROSS THE
LADDER AND
GRASP A RUNG,
PULLS THE LADDER
TOWARDS
HIS/HERSELF UP
ONTO ITS BEAM
STRAIGHT ARM CARRY
• RECRUIT CHECKS
FOR THE BALANCE
POINT
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• RECRUIT GRASPS
THE TOP BEAM OF
THE LADDER WITH
BOTH HANDS
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• RECRUIT STANDS
UP LIFTING THE
LADDER KEEPING
ARMS BY HIS/HER
SIDE
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• KEEPING THE BUTT
TILTED DOWN
• RECRUIT ADVANCES
TO THE BUILDING
LOOKING OVER HEAD
FOR SAFETY
SOUNDING OUT
OVERHEAD IS CLEAR
STRAIGHT ARM CARRY
• RECRUIT SOUNDS
OUT THAT THE
OVERHEAD IS
CLEAR