Cycle 3 Flashcards
What size ladder does one need to make it to the 4th floor of a brownstone?
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35’ Extension Ladder
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What size ladder does one need to make it to the 3rd flood of a brownstone?
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24’ or 35’ Extension Ladder
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What is usually the fastest way to get a ladder to the rear yard of a Brownstone?
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By going through the second floor (parlor floor) of an adjoining Brownstone and passing it out the rear window
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Where should one place the ladder at a Brownstone to gain access to the “Deadman’s Room”
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The adjoining window next to it to avoid the building’s stoop.
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For Tenements and MD with rear fire escapes what is a good ladder for gaining access to a party balcony?
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12’ Hook Ladder
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I’ve got a victim in a window 16 feet above, how far out from the building do I need to walk with my ladder to get a 75 degree angle?
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4 feet
(16/4=4)
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If a portable ladder is to be left unattended, who should secure the tip?
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The first FF up the ladder.
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Portable Ladder Capacities,
GO!
1) Special Ladders
2) Roof, Straight or Extension Ladders (26’ or Less)
3) Extension Ladders (27’ to 35’)
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1) 300 lbs
2) 500 lbs
3) 600 lbs
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When nested, a telescoping ladder is BLANK inches and extended can be as high as BLANK feet?
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32 inches
12 feet
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True or False
A telescoping ladder can be used for laddering a fire building?
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False
(It has no heat resistance)
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True or False?
One must never secure a telescoping ladder at the top and hang it vertically (like a straight hook ladder)
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True
(It will not support weight when deployed in this manner)
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When is rescue complete?
When the victim is removed from the fire area and given first aid.
when should one assume a bed is a bunk bed?
Always, always assume that
should you move furniture during a search?
Only when necessary, and even then only to the wall you’ve already searched.
what tool do you use to search a crib?
None, use your hand
You’ve found a victim in a bed, what’s your next step
search the bed again, there may be another victim.
What is a secondary search?
A thorough and painstaking search to ensure that no possible victims are overlooked.
What is wrong with this sentence
“After conducting a primary search during overall ladder 1 conducted a secondary search.”
The company that performed the primary search cannot search the secondary search
What do you do when faced with a bed?
Punch up.
what is a 10-45?
Victim found
Define search
An orderly and systematic exam of a building or area for the purpose of locating persons, or locating fire and extension of fire
Where in a brownstone is VEIS mandatory?
Upper Floors
How can one check in a row house if two share a common cockloft
Are the windows flush, if so
OLT 4 windows and front fire escape. How many apartments per floor?
Four
What type of construction is Row Frame?
Brace Frame Construction
What is a major weakness of private dwellings?
Open unenclosed stairway
Queen Anne
width
depth
floors
25-30 wide
30-50 deep
2 1/2 to 3 1/2
What is missing in a balloon frame construction?
No sole Plate or fire stopping between floors
How does one operate the nozzle?
clockwise
When accessing a rear tenement which way is the ladder brought in?
Tip First
