Behind the scenes with the UK's tallest fire ladder
Three new turntable ladders, which can reach heights of up to 64m, have been unveiled by the London Fire Brigade.
They were purchased in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire with each appliance costing £1.5m.
The ladders are the tallest of their kind in the UK and will be spread across London, the idea being they’re easily deployed to callouts at high-rise buildings.
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Ever major city in the UK should have at least one of these ladder truck
@LondonEmergency999
2 жыл бұрын
Not really..
@oscarosullivan4513
2 жыл бұрын
Depends Bath doesn’t really
@alinski112
2 жыл бұрын
@@LondonEmergency999 it depends on the highest Building in the city. So I don't think that every major city has a building up to 20 floors 👍🚒🚨. In Germany you only got a rescue ladder for cities with skyscrapers. For villages there is no need. I see your point in having this but not exactly the same ladder as in London. More like 32 m is enough.
@LondonEmergency999
2 жыл бұрын
@@alinski112 Every high rise fire is fought internally. Big ladders provide no help, to get the trucks in this video to full height, they need to be 15 meters away from a building. No room like that available on any high rise area in the UK. The taller they get, the more space they need and the harder they become to manoeuvre.
@haehaehaehaehohohoho
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised we don't have anything similar to this in the states
Cats are very scared as there is nowhere for them to hide now
What a thrill…
Nice videos
Take down the cladding grenfell tower 💚💚💚💚💚💚
@kjsstanley7
2 жыл бұрын
my heart still is saddened by the loss of all those lives ♥
@oscarosullivan4513
2 жыл бұрын
Yep LFB should be gutted
One thing it's still not big enough for the tallest buildings in London they need a bigger one but at least fire station around the UK are get new fire appliances to deal with high-rise fire old tower blocks that don't meet fire regulations being upgraded or demolished
Wonder if they will ever build a 100m turntable ladder
Why have the waterway on top of the ladder? You can’t climb it easily with it in the way !!
@mrnorthwestohiodude7758
Жыл бұрын
Did you even watch the video? They have a lift that goes up and down the ladder for transporting firefighters or injured up and down when the ladder is extended. No need to climb. Also, from a safety standpoint, who in their right mind would climb a 26 story ladder with no harness or safety equipment like the old ladders?
Because 4.5 million is cheaper than replacing all that cladding…
@abritishguy7295
2 жыл бұрын
well 2 we funded by a charity, only the third one was paid for by the government
@oscarosullivan4513
2 жыл бұрын
Cladding or no cladding it makes sense
My friend Brittany designed it
And I’m still in a dream snake eater
Of course only London gets them
@LondonEmergency999
2 жыл бұрын
No one really needs them providing buildings behave as they should in a fire.
Couldn't the gov bye a big ladder like this year's ago and save poor in high rise bildings
@Ian20232
2 жыл бұрын
Not really…..the technology has only been around for a short time to get this high.
@oscarosullivan4513
2 жыл бұрын
Grenfell was a litany
@Elmacheto
2 жыл бұрын
The LFB only paid one....2 got donated by the Freemasons.
@Ian20232
2 жыл бұрын
@@Elmacheto Freemasons of London not stonemasons mate.
@Elmacheto
2 жыл бұрын
@@Ian20232 !!! True, my bad....wrong masons :) I fix it, thanks!