Chapter 16 - Introduction to Aerial Fire Apparatus Flashcards
NFPA ______ groups aerial devices into three basic categories: ?
1901 / aerial ladders, elevating platforms, and water towers
p 542
IFSTA further classifies aerial fire devices as follows:
- Aerial ladder apparatus
- Elevating platform apparatus
- _________ _________ platforms
- ____________ aerial platforms
- ____________ aerial platforms
- Water towers
- Aerial ladder
- Telescoping
- Articulating
p 542
- Fire fighting vehicle equipped with a hydraulic operated ladder, elevating platform or other similar device for the purpose of placing personnel and/or water streams in elevated positions.
Aerial Apparatus
p 543
- General term used to describe the hydraulically operated ladder or elevating platform attached to a specially designed fire apparatus.
Aerial Device
p 543
- Power-operated ladder, usually employing hydraulics, that is mounted on a special truck chassis.
Aerial Ladder
p 543
- Trailer equipped with steerable rear wheels.
Tillered Trailer
p 543
The supporting beams of the ladder are of _______ _________ _______ construction, which provides the required strength for this work application.
aerial ladder truss
p 543
- Assembly of bracing bars or rods in triangular shapes that form a rigid framework for the aerial device.
Aerial Ladder Truss
p 543
Engineering design has proven that trusses lend more strength if their assembled members form __________.
triangles
p 543
NFPA ______ establishes the number of sections and minimum reach required of an aerial apparatus.
1901
p 543-544
The bottom section of the aerial ladder is referred to as the ?
base (or bed) section
p 544
The second and subsequent sections that extend beyond the base section are called the ?
fly sections
p 544
- Extended section of ground extension or aerial ladder.
Fly section or fly
p 544
The two most common materials for construction of aerial ladders are heat-treated ?
aluminum alloy and steel
p 544
The three main portions of an aerial ladder to which firefighters and D/O commonly refer are the ?
base rails, the top rails, and the rungs
p 544
The ______ rails, also commonly called the _______, are the lower chords of the aerial ladder to which the rungs, trusses and other portions of the ladder are attached.
base rails / beams
p 544
_____ rails, also called the __________, are the top chords to which the opposite ends of the trussing are attached.
Top rails / handrails
p 544
The ______ are the portions that are attached between the two base rails and are used as steps for personnel on the aerial ladder.
rungs
p 544
Aerial ladders designed and built with “__________” as a standard feature provide greater strength than those with older designs.
” K-bracing “
p 544
NFPA _______ establishes requirements for the dimensions of sections and structural members of the aerial ladder.
1901
p 545
Newer aerial ladders are required by NFPA 1901 to demonstrate a minimum _____ _______ when the ladder is extended and in use.
tip point
p 545-546
- Device that transfers the center of gravity of an apparatus and prevents it from tipping as the aerial device, hydraulic lifting boom, gin pole, or A-frame is extended away from the centerline of the chassis.
Stabilizer
Also know as outrigger or stabilizing jack
p 546
A hydraulic system has four main components: _________, hydraulic _______, a hydraulic _______ and a hydraulic ___________.
actuators / fluid / pump / reservoir
p 546
Hydraulic systems
The _________ transforms power into mechanical force. Hydraulic _______ is the medium by which the system transmits force. Force is created on the fluid by a hydraulic ______.
actuator / fluid / pump
p 546-547
Hydraulic fluid is used because it is practically _______________, and it allows force to be transmitted over a relatively large _________ with little loss of power. Depending on the manufacturer of the AA, the fluid may be under pressure of _______ psi or more.
incompressible / distance / 3500
p 547
The hydraulic __________ supplies the hydraulic fluid that is moved in and out of the system. Fluid displaced from the systems flows back into the ___________ for storage before being recirculated through the system.
reservoir / reservoir
p 548
Hydraulic systems
Most manufacturers use _______ tubing and aircraft-type, steel-braided ______. Hose must be rated to withstand pressures at least _____ times greater than normal operating pressure.m
steel / hose / four
p 548
One of the more important valves in the system is the __________ valve, a three way valve that directs fluid to either the stabilizer control valves or the aerial device control valves.
selector valve
also known as the transfer or diverter valve
p 549
Hydraulic systems
The actuators in these systems are hydraulic _________ and rotary hydraulic _________.
cylinders / motors
p 549
Hydraulic systems
_________ _________ cylinders are capable of receiving oil under pressure from both sides of the piston so that force can be created in either direction.
Double acting
p 549
As required by NFPA ______, all manufacturers of aerial device provide an _________ _________ pump for use in the event of a failure of the main hydraulic pump.
1901 / auxiliary hydraulic
p 550
- Hydraulic cylinders used to lift the aerial device from its bed to a working position.
Hoisting Cylinder
Also know as Elevation cylinder or lift cylinder
p 550
Aerial Device Hoisting Cylinders
The end of the piston rod outside the cylinder is fitted with a _________ that is anchored to the aerial device or the the turntable, depending the make of the apparatus.
trunnion
p 551
- In a hydraulic cylinder, the pivoting end of the piston rod that is connected to the anchor ear by the heel pin.
Trunnion
p 551
Aerial device hoisting cylinders
The larger the _______ area, the more upward force is produced. Normal hydraulic pressure is from ______ to _______ psi.
piston / 850 to 3000
p 551
Most newly designed aerial devices use __________ _________, which are dual cylinders fitted on the base section and used to extend the second section of the device.
extension cylinders
p 552
In aerial ladders made in North America, the fully extended (working) length ranges from _____ to _____ feet. The working height for aerial ladders is measured from the ________ to the highest ladder ______ with the ladder at maximum elevation and extension.
50 to 137 feet / ground / rung
p 552
In general, ________-_______ aerial apparatus are more maneuverable that single-straight vehicles.
tractor-drawn
p 553
- Work platform attached to the end of an articulating or telescoping aerial device.
Elevating Platform
p 555
- Power-operated ladder usually employing hydraulics, with a passenger-carrying device to the end of the ladder.
Aerial Ladder Platform
p 555
- An elevating platform equipped with piping systems and nozzles for elevated master stream operations. These devices are not meant to be climbed and are equipped with a small ladder that is to be used only for escape from the platform in emergency situations.
Telescoping Aerial Platform
p 555
- Aerial device that consists of two or more booms that are attached with hinges and operate in a folding manner. A passenger-carrying platform is attached to the working end of the device.
Articulating Aerial Platform
p 555
Requirements of all elevating platforms:
An elevating platform _________ system is required so that the platforms position is horizontal to the ground at all times. The required minimum floor area of a platform is ____ square feet. Each platform must have a rail completely enclosing the floor area with no opening under the railing greater than _____ inches.
leveling / 14 / 24
p 556
Requirements of all elevating platforms
A _________ is required at floor level and should be ____ inches high. This _________ prevents the firefighters feet from sliding off the platform in case of a slip or fall.
kick plate / 4 / kick plate
p 556
All elevating platforms are required to have two operator control stations - one at _______ level and one in the ___________.
street / platform
p 556
True or false:
The operator controls at street level in elevating platforms must be able to override the platform controls?
True
p 556
NFPA ______ requires a protective water _____ ________ nozzle be provided on the bottom of the platform. NFPA ______ requires the nozzle to flow at least ____ gpm.
1901 / fog curtain / 1901 / 75
p 557
All elevating platforms must have a minimum load capacity of ______ pounds when the aerial device is fully extended, at any elevation within its normal range of motion, and with no water in the piping system. This load requirement drops to _____ pounds when the water delivery system is charged.
750 / 500
p 557
Requirements of all elevating platforms:
The water delivery system must be capable of discharging at least _______ gpm at _____ psi nozzle pressure when the aerial device is in any position.
1000 gpm / 100 psi
p 557
Elevating platforms that are 110 feet or shorter should be able to be raised from the bedded position to the maximum elevation and extension and be rotated ____ degrees in ____ seconds or less. There is no time requirement for elevating platforms taller than ____ feet.
90 / 150 / 110
p 557
All aerial platforms must contain a safety ___________ _______ to attach fall protection equipment.
attachment point
p 557