Firefighters used an aerial ladder to rescue an injured man from a rooftop in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston yesterday.
The Boston Globerecounted (http://bo.st/IHSHZ0) the rescue effort, which involved tech rescue team firefighters strapping the victim into aStokesbasket that was placed atop the ladder and lowered down. The victim was reportedly conscious during the rescue, which transpired around 11:30 a.m.
For more details, go tohttp://bo.st/IHSHZ0.
For more on operations involving aerial ladders, consider安全有效的消防云梯操作,AERIAL OPERATIONS FOR LOW-RISE BUILDINGS, andSerious Decisions Are Necessary When Specifying Aerial Apparatus.
For videos on such rescues, considerTower Ladder Bucket RescueandVictim Removal into Tower Ladder Basket.
