Feb 23, 2007 · Damage to the linkage on the RAISE/LOWER valve. The linkage was both bent and loose. This damage prevented the ladder from maintaining its position when the operator released the control valve,...

Apr 15, 2018 · Damage to the linkage on the RAISE/LOWER valve. The linkage was both bent and loose. This damage prevented the ladder from maintaining its position when the operator released the control valve, after positioning the ladder at the fire scene.

Apr 1, 2007 · Boston Ladder 15’s stick twisted and buckled at the upper mid section after being thrown to the roof of this six-story apartment building during investigation of a reported building fire. The operator – the roof man – had just made it up …

Feb 23, 2007 · This damage prevented the ladder from maintaining its position when the operator released the control valve, after positioning the ladder at the fire scene.

Apr 13, 2018 · Last night a 13 year old Boston ladder truck (Has a basket-don't know what proper name for that is)- and it is working a 3 decker fire and a guy is in the basket and it is just above the flat roof. Suddenly the ladder collapses-looks like all the telescopic sect...

Apr 11, 2018 · Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn called the incident a "catastrophic failure" of the ladder truck, according to WCVB. A firefighter was in the bucket, which was about two feet above the...

Feb 21, 2007 · On Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., Back Bay's Ladder 15 raced to the scene of a suspected fire on Massachusetts Avenue, but when firefighters hoisted up the 100-foot ladder to the top of the building,...

Feb 26, 2007 · Facebook; All Activity; Home ; EMTBravo Legacy Forum Archive ; EMTBravo Legacy Forum Archive ; Operations (Fire-EMS-Police-911) Boston Ladder 15 Catastrophic Failure

Boston has a number of ladders that comprise the spare pool. It is difficult to keep an accurate list, but they generally are comprised of trucks that were most recently removed from active service. See the Retired by Year list for these rigs.

Feb 24, 2007 · A new “neutral” position had been hand-written next to the RAISE/LOWER control lever on the console. Damage to the linkage on the RAISE/LOWER valve. The linkage was both bent and loose. This...