High Shoulder Throw Technique for Tall and Short Firefighters
I learned the high shoulder throw technique (for tall firefighters) when I was at the 2022 WIF Conference. I quickly learned this technique didn’t work well for me due to my height/lack of reach. I found if I switched my pushing hand from the rung to the beam, my hand could slide down the beam while the ladder was brought to the vertical position… which eliminated my lack of reach issue.
During the video I talk about the 6th rung from the butt of the ladder as a land mark for hand/shoulder placement. Marking the balance points on your ladders makes it easier to locate the 6th rung.
Last point is remember that ladders are naturally balanced in the vertical position… use that to your advantage when throwing. If you’re just learning the high-shoulder throw, I recommend starting on grass, because the butt of the ladder will stick better… then work your way up to concrete.
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Thank you! I’m waiting to hear if I’ve been hired by the FD…I am also 5’4” and seeing tips like this helps a lot as well as takes away any doubts about my small size! I know I’m strong enough to do the job but I may need to employ different techniques than the taller or heavier FF’s. Appreciate the video!
@HumbleFirefighter
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, and good luck with getting hired! It truly is the best job in the world.
@thefarmgirlfelter489
Ай бұрын
@@HumbleFirefighter Thank you! I got the job! So excited! 👩🚒
How tall are the ladders?
@TheFalseShepphard
6 ай бұрын
At least 2 washing machines
@HumbleFirefighter
6 ай бұрын
It’s a 24ft extension ladder. In the video’s it’s in the bedded position (not extended), making it approximately 14ft tall.
@Rescue-mt7fl
3 ай бұрын
I love the posts and content of your videos. Always well explained and shot. I do however have my concerns over the skills that are shown throughout the industry where we show “tricks” to perform jobs that should be done by 2 or more personnel, being performed by 1. This includes ladder ops, forced entry and searches. To me, much of this is normalization of deviance. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. I have worked a fairly busy urban system much of my career and also smaller combination departments after retirement. What I have watched happen through these techniques is an increase in freelancing and an increase in unneeded injuries. An extension ladder involves work that should be done by 2-3 personnel. Ladder rescue, exterior overhaul or roof ops should utilize at a minimum a member supporting the foot of the ladder while another is doing the job on the ladder. To use the excuse of limited staffing is simply normalizing and accepting low staffing models. A department and an IC on scene should not advocate or allow personnel to be freelancing or operating alone on the foreground. Injury or death of personnel as a result of these operations can and will be identified as negligence when the wrongful death suit comes to visit. There is a reason that NFPA and IAFF identify minimum crew sizes should be 4 or more. Let’s just think about what we pass on, what is acceptable practice and what do we want to drive our people to accept. Keep training, stay safe.