Class 2

Question 1

Class 2

2nd Ladder Roof Firefighter

Answer 1

2nd Ladder Roof Firefighter
Tools: Halligan Hook, Halligan, LSR and Life Belt.
Duties: If LSR rescue is not required, proceed to the roof to assist the 1st Roof
firefighter with ventilation of the attack stairway bulkhead, and search of the
bulkheads and the perimeter of the building.
Prior to proceeding to the roof bring the LSR to the floor above the fire.
When the fire floor is within two floors of the roof, proceed to the roof with the
LSR. If LSR rescue is required, assist in rescue.

Question 2

Class 2
1st Ladder Roof Firefighter
tools ? Access to the Roof
RALFO

Answer 2

Tools: Halligan, Maul/Axe, Hydra-Ram.

1. Remote/unaffected Stair with Roof Access
2. Adjoining Building
3. Aerial Ladder (usually not a viable option)
4. Fire Escape
5. Open Stairs

Question 3

Class 2
Who takes KO Curtain
what about top floor fire

Answer 3

2nd ladder inside team

2nd ladder officer ensures its bought to the roof

Question 4

Class 2
If the 2nd ladder company has already committed to the floor above, available
members of the 3rd or 4th ladder companies may be used to support operations
on the fire floor if required
T/F

Answer 4

True

Question 5

In most of these buildings, the only location where members may traverse from
one section to another is the

Answer 5

lobby, cellar and/or roof. Sometimes these buildings
have a “shared fire stair” which allows access to different sections above the first
floor.

Question 6

The three types of fire stairs described in this section are all constructed in the
same manner. What are they ?

Answer 6

Open, Enclosed , Shared

Question 7

1. Service Stair – A stairway of standard width, rise and run. It usually contains

Answer 7

a standpipe, service elevator and door(s) to the apartment(s). These door(s)
are typically NOT the main entrance to the apartment

Question 8

2. Primary Open Stair(s) -

Answer 8

A stairway used as the “primary” stairway by the

building occupants.

Question 9

3. Open Fire Stair –

Answer 9

Open fire stairs generally have 2 doors serving separate
apartments in a building or wing of a building; some contain only one door
serving a single apartment. Open fire stairs may be found anywhere in the
apartment and typically do not have a standpipe.

Question 10

4. Shared Fire Stair –

Answer 10

A shared fire stair has all the same characteristics as a fire
stair except this stair is shared by apartments in two separate wings.