We felt the heat and the tingle (and some movement in the back of our bunker pants) and vacated the ladder directly. No sooner did we pull some the roof back that lightning struck a tree and roof on the house directly behind us. 30 minutes since the last boom so it was deemed safe to start overhaul and salvage work on the roof. I was in a basket of a tower overhauling a roof after a thunderstorm (lightning caused the attic fire) it wasn't raining anymore but it was still cloudy with no air movement. It does not have to be a direct hit to hurt you and yes, the ladder truck is grounded but how about the wet ground around it? The heat. I'm not that fast and I'm sure you are not either.
Lightning travels 186,000 miles per second. I had some officers here in Texas telling me to raise ladders during bad a%& Texas turdfloaters with lightning popping all around us, so I figured the sooner I promoted away from these idiots the safer I and the people around me would be. What's more conveinient than a 28' or 100' lightning rod? As a matter of fact this is one of the driving forces behind myseld to promote to Lieutenant. I agree with you, it is not safe to place ground ladders or elevated ladders during a thunderstorm. You are holding a 42" lightning rod for lightning to hit. you may be the tallest thing for lightning to hit. The thing to remember is "never play golf during a thunderstorm" why? because 1. What do you think? Should we have put the stick up in the lightning storm? Risk a lot to save.water damage? Your opinions please. We sealed the holes during an active lightning storm with bolts striking nearby throughout the process and HEAVY rain. I complied and sealed the holes with the help of my crew and the aid of Rescue 1's crew. Soon after aiding the first-in engine by providing them with our thermal imaging camera and an attic ladder to access the attic to check for extension, I was ordered (as acting officer) to set up our aerial device (1997 Pierce Dash with 105' straight stick) to the roof and seal the holes with plastic ASAP to reduce water damage to the interior of the home. We knew we were going to get a run and we did.lightning strike to a single family split-entry home with two 2'x2' holes blown right though the roof. We were staged and didn't get out but I got to watch one of the most vivid lightning displays I have ever seen. We had a fire alarm run yesterday during one of the worst lightning stoms I have ever seen. I was riding as acting officer on our ladder truck (my officer is off hurt).
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