rescue ladder

Many of the survivors jumped out of the building, because the available rescue ladders could only reach the first floor.

Kent and Graves lowered a rescue ladder and the boys climbed up.

The rescue ladder was already being lowered.

The first rescue ladder was extended to B-deck.

The helicopter was hovering over the spot; its rescue ladder was down but there was no one on it.

Instead, they used hand-held rescue ladders.

Water rescue ladder (WRL)

In addition to the standard ladders or steps to help people climb out of pools, there should be a circular buoy on a rope, a long-handled hook and a rescue ladder at the poolside.

A smoky fire in a nine-story building used by garment makers sent panicky workers scurrying today down fire truck rescue ladders and up to the roof, where Fire Department helicopters plucked 15 people to safety.

The most common front line appliance deployed to all emergency calls goes by a variety of names, including Rescue Ladder, Pump Ladder, Water Rescue Tender, or slight variations on those names.

Four people, including an elderly woman lunging for a rescue ladder, died after a fire broke out in a 20-story apartment tower in North Bergen, N.J., yesterday afternoon and burned for more than two hours.

There are 86 signs on Prospect Park Lake warning passers-by not to go onto the ice, and red wooden ice rescue ladders can be found at 20 locations around the lake, Mr. Benepe added.

A group of park workers were among the first to respond, including Luther Weir, who attempted unsuccessfully to rescue Mr. Grasso by attaching a rope to one of several rescue ladders that are stationed around the lake.

With the elevators unusable and the staircases impassable due to the smoke, firefighters had difficulty reaching the upper levels of the building, relying on four rescue ladders to rescue occupants who had opened the windows for fresh air.

The Service operates a variety of fire appliances including water rescue ladders, water rescue tenders, light 4x4 tenders and pumps, as well as specialist vehicles for operational support, marine support, environmental support and command support.

At least three of the dead, including a woman who fell after lunging for a rescue ladder, were killed while trying to make panicked escapes from the building, officials said, and they might have survived had they waited and followed the instructions of firefighters.