General

Question 1

What is an aerial?

Answer 1

Any apparatus that elevates firefighters or firefighting operations.
CFD has three categories:
Aerial ladder
Aerial platform
articulating aerial platform

Question 2

What is a quint?

Answer 2

A fire pump
Water tank
An aerial device
Fire hose - supply and attack
Ground ladders

Question 3

Smeal Aerial (Quint)

Answer 3

105 ft heavy duty ladder
Deep penetrating jacks
7000 l/min two stage pump
Two position waterway - rescue and watertower
Tip load of 750 lbs in rescue mode

Question 4

Smeal Ladder A0105

Answer 4

Set up in a truck company configuration. No pump, no water tank. Through lockers with generators and equipment.

Question 5

Smeal Platform Q1204

Answer 5

Spartan Gladiator chassis
Smeal 100 ft elevating platform
7000 l/min pump
7500 l/min Akron nozzle
1000 lbs tip load
500 hp Detroit Diesel
Largest master stream nozzle

Question 6

Pierce 75 ft & 105 ft

Answer 6

These trucks do not use diverter valves. Once the PTO is engaged, the outriggers can be deployed. On the pedestal a foot switch is used for aerial function.