Chapter 6- Truck Co. Ops Flashcards
Priority of ladder placement
Fire
Above
Top
Roof
Low rise is defined
4 or less floors
High rise defined
5 or more floors
Hook position shall carry
At least (1) 6’ hook
Bar shall carry
Halligan and flat head/sledge
Cut the roof where?
Directly Above the fire
Size of a hole to cut in the roof
4x4
Outside team in a truck
Officer, bar and hook
Roof team
Tillerman and truck driver
While working on the roof alway maintain ____ points of egress
2 points
What is the scrub area?
Area of a building wall that can be touched by the bucket
The tower should be parked
Parallel to the building
If the cab of the tower will reduce/inhibit the scrub area, what can be done to correct this?
Park angled 15 degrees from building
Position apparatus perpendicular to the building will reduce scrub area and should be avoided.
True
The bucket should be placed at least __________ horizontally from building as it will be vertically below the top of the wall.
The same distance