Chapter 9 - Ground Ladders

Question 1

Beam

Answer 1

Main structural member of a ladder supporting the rings or rung block

Question 2

Bed section

Answer 2

Bottom section of an extension ladder

Question 3

Bedded position

Answer 3

Extension ladder with the fly sections fully retracted

Question 4

Butt (of a ladder)

Answer 4

Heel (lower end) of ladder

Question 5

Butt spurs

Answer 5

Metal safety plates or spikes attached to the butt end of ground ladder beams

Question 6

Extension ladder

Answer 6

Variable length ladder of two or more sections that can be extended to a desired height

Question 7

Fly section

Answer 7

Extendable section of ground extension or aerial ladder

Question 8

Halyard

Answer 8

Rope used on extension ladders to extend the fly sections

Question 9

Heat sensor label

Answer 9

Label affixed to the ladder beam near the tip to provide a warning that the ladder has been subjected to excessive heat

Question 10

Hooks

Answer 10

Curved metal devices installed on the top end of roof ladders to secure the ladder to the highest point on the roof of a building

Question 11

Ladder belt

Answer 11

Belt with a hook that secures the firefighter to the ladder

Question 12

Pawls

Answer 12

Devices attached to the inside of the beams on fly sections; used to hold the fly section in place after it has been extended

Question 13

Rails

Answer 13

The two lengthwise members of a trussed ladder beam that are separated by truss or separating blocks

Question 14

Roof ladder

Answer 14

Straight ladder with folding hooks at the top end; the hooks anchor the ladder over the roof ridge

Question 15

Rope hose tool

Answer 15

Piece of rope spliced to form a loop through the eye of a metal hook; used to secure hose to ladders or other objects

Question 16

Rung

Answer 16

Step portion of a ladder running from beam to beam

Question 17

Single ladder

Answer 17

One section non adjustable ladder

Question 18

Stops

Answer 18

Wooden or metal pieces that prevent the fly section from being extended too far

Question 19

Tip (top)

Answer 19

Extreme top of a ladder

Question 20

Truss block

Answer 20

Spacers set between the rails to f a trussed ladder; may support rungs