Ladders 1

Question 1

What size hooks do the marine companies carry and what color are they painted?

Answer 1

12’ & 20’ portable hook ladders (fixed), painted black except for the hooks 18” at base of beam painted white.

Question 2

If an aluminm ladder is subjected to excessive heat (discoloration may indicate a loss of structural strength), who do you notify?

Answer 2

Technical Services Division

Question 3

If receipt of a spare apparatus and the ladders cannot be held securely, the _________________ shall immediately be notified by telephone and a ______________ shall be forwarded and an entry made in the ________________.

Answer 3

Technical Service Division/ Requisition/ Company Journal

Question 4

When should temporary fastenings for ladders are used on a rig, when should they be checked?

Answer 4

After each response

Question 5

If the officer feels a certain ladder cannot be temporarily secured on a spare apparatus in a safe manner, what should be done?

Answer 5

Ladder shall be left of the apparatus and an entry made in the company journal

Question 6

The numerical length of a ladder shall be marked on the side of the rails within _____________ inches of the end of the ladder?

Answer 6

12”

Question 7

The unit designation shall be marked within _________ inches of each butt end

Answer 7

18”

Question 8

The ____–_____ degree climbing angle allows a portable ladder to provide its maximum strength and best service.

Answer 8

65-75 degrees

Question 9

Rules for portable ladder placement:

Placed at a window

Answer 9

Tip shall be level with window sill

Question 10

Rules for portable ladder placement:

Placed at a roof:

Answer 10

Tip shall be at least 2 feet above the roof or parapet

Question 11

Rules for portable ladder placement:

Placed alongside a fire escape on a building wall

Answer 11

Tip shall be 1-3 feet above the fire escape railing

Question 12

Rules for portable ladder placement:

Placed against a fire escape

Answer 12

Tip shall be slightly above the fire escape railing

Question 13

Portable ladder capacities:

Collapsible Ladders

Answer 13

up to 300 pounds

Question 14

Portable ladder capacities:

Roof, straight, and extenstion ladders 26’ or less

Answer 14

up to 500 pounds

Question 15

Portable ladder capacities:

Extension ladders 27’-35’

Answer 15

up to 600 pounds

Question 16

In tenements without a front fire escape, portable ladder shall be raised adjacent to and above the fire area for what types of fires?

Answer 16

Cellar fire, 1st and/or 2nd floor fires

Question 17

Which ladder because of its portability can be used for party wall baloconies to gain access to from either the rear yard or via the roof?

Answer 17

12’ hook ladder

Question 18

In a brownstone, take the ladder through the _______/________ floor of an adjoining brownstone to get to the rear. Take this ladder with the _______ facing the rear.

Answer 18

2nd floor/parlor floor

butt

Question 19

Generally, floor and ladder working lengths are:

35’ extension ladder

Answer 19

4th floor

Question 20

Generally, floor and ladder working lengths are:

25’ or 35’ extension ladder

Answer 20

3rd floor

Question 21

Generally, floor and ladder working lengths are:

16’ or 25’ extension ladder

Answer 21

2nd floor

Question 22

When venting a window from a ladder, the tip of the ladder should be?

Answer 22

level with or higher than the top of the window

Question 23

Do not climb higher than the _________ rung from the top on either straight or extension ladders.

Answer 23

3rd

Question 24

Can a wooden portable ladder conduct electricity?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

When does the FDNY perform a visual inspection of portable ladders?

Answer 25

weekly and after each use