Aerial Terms

Question 1

75-80-80 rule

Answer 1

Rule of thumb for rapidly setting up an aerial ladder with detachable water way: device is set at a 75 degree angle is extended to 80% of its length and operates 80psi nozzle

Question 2

A-Frame stabilizer

Answer 2

Type od aerial apparatus stabilizer that extends away from the vehicle and to the ground at an angle

Question 3

Acceptance test

Answer 3

Test that are conducted on apparatus to assure the purchaser that the apparatus meets bid specifications

Question 4

Acoustics emission inspection

Answer 4

Test that use special equipment that identify flaws in the metal of an aerial device be emitting sound waves into the device and reading them at a distant point

Question 5

Actuator valve

Answer 5

A valve that controls the flow of hydraulic oil from an aerial apparatus hydraulic system to the hydraulic system to the hydraulic cylinders

Question 6

Aerial apparatus

Answer 6

Inclusive term for a specially designed firefighter and/or water streams in an elevated position

Question 7

Aerial device

Answer 7

General term for the power operated platform or ladder on an aerial apparatus

Question 8

Aerial device extension cylinders

Answer 8

Dual cylinders fitted upon the base section of an aerial device that are used to extend the second section of the device

Question 9

Aerial Ladder

Answer 9

Power-operated ladder that enables firefighters to easily climb and descend between the tip of the ladder an its turntable

Question 10

Aerial device hoisting cylinders

Answer 10

Cylinder responsible for elevating an aerial device from its stowed position also called elevating cylinder

Question 11

Aerial ladder platform

Answer 11

Power operated ladder with a passenger plat form mounted on the end of the ladder

Question 12

Alley dock exercise

Answer 12

Test the driver/operator’s ability to move the vehicle backward within a restricted area such as an alley dock or fire station with out hitting the walls and to bring the vehicle to a smooth stop close to the rear wall

Question 13

Aircraft rescue

Answer 13

Rescue of victims from a downed or incapacitated aircraft via an aerial device

Question 14

Angle of approach

Answer 14

This angle formed by level ground and a line from point where the front tires touch the ground to the lowest projection at the front of the apparatus

Question 15

Angle of departure

Answer 15

Angle formed by level ground and a line from the point where the rear tires touch the ground to the lowest tires touch the ground to the lowest projection at the rear of the apparatus

Question 16

Anti-electrocution platform

Answer 16

Slide out platform located at the control panel of an aerial apparatus and designed to prevent the electrocution of the operator if the aerial device comes into contact into contact with electric wires

Question 17

Aqueous Film Forming Foam AFFF

Answer 17

Type of Class B foam that does not need to be aerated to be applied from and aerial device

Question 18

Articulating Aerial Platform

Answer 18

Aerial device consisting of a passenger transporting platform attached to 2 or more booms hinged together and attached to a rotating turntable mounted on the fire apparatus- Booms operate in a folding manner

Question 19

Articulating Boom

Answer 19

Arms of an articulating aerial platform that raise, lower and maneuver the platform into the desired position

Question 20

ATC

Answer 20

Automatic traction control helps improve traction on slippery roads by reducing drive wheel over spin

Question 21

Auxiliary hydraulic pump

Answer 21

Positive displacement that is electrically operated and is intended to supply emergency hydraulic pressure through the apparatus’s main hydraulic system if the main hydraulic pump fails

Question 22

Bank down methods

Answer 22

Method of applying firefighter foam by deflecting the master stream off a vertical object and allowing the foam to run down the object and onto the fire or spill

Question 23

Base

Answer 23

Bottom section of a ladder

Question 24

Base rails

Answer 24

Lower chords of an aerial ladder to which the rungs, trussing and other portions of the ladder are attached also know as beams

Question 25

Basket stabilizer

Answer 25

The licking device that secures the aerial platform during travel or the apparatus

Question 26

Below grade operations

Answer 26

Operations involving the deployment of an aerial apparatus to an elevation that is below the elevation of the apparatus

Question 27

Below grade rescue

Answer 27

Rescue involving an aerial device in which the device in which the device is lowered to an elevation below the apparatus

Question 28

Blitz attack

Answer 28

Exterior attack using large caliber fire streams directed at the seat of the fire in an effort to knock it down before it fully develops

Question 29

Box stabilizer

Answer 29

Type of aerial apparatus that extends straight out from the frame of the truck with jacks that extend vertically to the ground at a right angle

Question 30

Box beam

Answer 30

Type of construction method used in constructing telescoping aerial platform devices which consists of fur sides wedged together to form a box shape with a hallow center