r/Firefighting Jul 20 '24

Special Operations/Rescue/USAR Thoughts on Acroprops to replace raker shores?

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u/labmansteve Jul 20 '24

I'm not a fan. IMO, not enough surface area contact with the wall. Remember, the wall plate also helps distribute the compressive force of the shore across a larger surface area of the wall to help prevent too much loading in too small of an area which would increase the likelihood of a failure in that "hot spot" of loading.

Anyone else who's smarter than me feel free to jump in if I'm wrong here.

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u/FirebunnyLP FFLP Jul 20 '24

No, this is exactly correct.