"The Ladder Shop" of the San Francisco Fire Department
The San Francisco Fire Department is one of the only departments in the world that builds its own wooden ladders. They use wood for many reasons in San Francisco. See why they make their own ladders and the history of many of these wooden ladders that are more than 100 years old.
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Please note that our former corporation, Dalmatian Productions, Inc., created this video in April 2010, when we spent 4 days with the great members of the SFFD! They went out of their way to accommodate and include us. Narrating this video is our late partner and dear friend, Joel Connable. Joel was a multi-Emmy Award winning news anchor and an honor to have as a partner and friend. This video was nominated for a Suncoast Emmy Award in 2010. Our sincere appreciation to all the members of the SFFD and our hosts at Station 7.
@owensweetland342
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Well produced. I remember when it first appeared. My condolences on your loss.
@5-alarmtaskforcecorp.722
Жыл бұрын
@@owensweetland342 Thank you, Owen for your kind words! Stay Safe & Stay Well!
Great video. Lead fire instructor sent me here. I was very surprised how long a correctly constructed wooden ladder can last. Amazing
Fascinating! Thanks for the story.
Very cool
Los Angeles City Fire Dept and LA County ALSO use Wooden Ladders!
@ME4711
2 ай бұрын
The LA dept’s purchase their ladders as compared to SFFD who makes theirs.
@smorris281
Ай бұрын
@@ME4711 It doesn't matter if you make them yourself, or buy them. Wood ladders are far superior.
@ME4711
Ай бұрын
@@smorris281 the craft of making and repairing the ladders for over 125 years is the cool thing about SFFD’s. Of course they’re superior.
Use to build and also fix and tag wooden ladders here in New Zealand for the fire brigade …now they buy Aluminium ladder from the UK … The power board here in NZ now buy fiberglass ones, instead of the timber one that they use to have from Australia …welcome to the 21 century …
@fireman257
11 ай бұрын
I much preferred the wooden ones over the aluminum!
@peterstevens6555
11 ай бұрын
@@fireman257 I prefer to have timber ones over aluminum and fiberglass.
Cure for 15 years? That sounds like a little to long of a time. Especially today with "machines" that can cure wood rather quickly.
@owensweetland342
Жыл бұрын
Experience has taught me that anything done in a hurry is done wrong.
@snakeplisken2123
Жыл бұрын
It’s taxpayer funded. Three guys probably have to supervise the entire time.
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