Tower Ladders: Taking your tactics to new heights Taught by FDNY Lt. Mike Ciampo
Are you as well verse as you think you are in Tower Ladder operations? Can you play offense while playing defense when using its master stream? Are you prepared to cut a peaked roof out of the bucket using the Tepee or Pull Back Method? Maybe you’re questioning where to set it up at the different types of dwellings in your response area, or where is the best place to place it next to a Condo's outside deck? This lecture is designed to give you tactics and proven tips to operate more successfully with your tower ladder at your next fire; from set-up to placement to overall operations.
Bio - Lt. Michael Ciampo has been a career Firefighter for the last 32 years, he's spent the last 27 years with the FDNY and previously he spent 5 years with the District of Columbia FD. While working in the FDNY he has been assigned to a Tower Ladder unit in the FDNY as a Firefighter, Chauffeur and Officer. He is also previously served as a 4th generation volunteer with the Wyckoff, NJ VFD, Mike has a BA in Fire Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is a certified Fire Instructor and leads the FDIC Truck Essentials HOT class. He has written the Ladder chapter and co-written the Ventilation chapter for Pennwell's FF 1 & 2 Handbook. He also write the monthly back page column ON FIRE in Fire Engineering magazine.
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