How New York Uses and Cares for 101 Metal Ladders
Part 2
THERE ARE elaborate charts, diagrams and formulas for placing and raising an aerial ladder at a fire, but New York believes in keeping it simple. Captain Thomas R. Clements, instructor at the chauffeur school, teaches that the center of the turntable should be placed preferably, but not more than, 35 feet from the wall of a building. As can be seen from the accompanying graph, this method is almost foolproof. The wall acts as a barrier which prevents lowering and extending to a point where stability is threatened.
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