Elevator and Escalator Rescue contains important information for technical rescue members, training officers, and fire company members alike.

This engaging and accessible book details the risks involved in elevator and escalator rescues and how to face them successfully.

Contents

1. The History of Elevators
2. Elevator System Overview
3. Traction Elevators
4. Types of Doors, Interlocks, and Restrictors
5. Hallway and Elevator Lobby Features
6. Car Interior Components and Finish
7. Hydraulic Elevators
8. Freight Elevators and Dumbwaiters
9. New Technology
10. Residential and Special Elevators
11. Elevator Safety: Philosophy and Principles
12. Rescue Tools and Equipment
13. Elevator Hoistway Door Unlocking Device Keys
14. Poling Guidelines
15. Car Top and Side Emergency Exits
16. Forcible Entry: Types, Use, and Safety
17. Managing Passenger Entrapment Incidents
18. Managing Pinned Victim Incidents
19. Fall from Heights: Victim Rescue
20. Managing Elevator Fires
21. Case Studies and Lessons Learned
22. Shunt Trip Activation and Its Threat
23. The Firefighters' Emergency Operation Key: FEO-K1
24. Use of Elevators During a Building Fire
25. Training for Safe and Successful Elevator Rescue Operations
26. Escalator Development History
27. The Escalator System
28. Escalator Safety: Philosophy and Principles
29. Escalator Safety Features
30. Escalator Rescue Tools and Equipment

Index

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