Glenn Corbett, PE, is the former assistant chief of the Waldwick (NJ) Fire Department, an assistant professor of fire science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, and a technical editor forFire Engineering.He recently served on the Federal Advisory Committee of the National Construction Safety Team and is a member of the Fire Code Advisory Council for New Jersey. He is the coauthor of the late Francis L. Brannigan’sBuilding Construction for the Fire Service, 4th Edition, editor of the upcomingFire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II, and an FDIC Executive Advisory Board member.
Q. Who introduced the Pompier scaling ladder to the U.S. fire service?Scroll down for the answer!
A. Captain Chris Hoell of the Saint Louis (MO) Fire Department in 1877.
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