Pg 6-9, Sec 10.3.2 & Pg 12

Question 1

Don’t park directly behind internal slide ladder rack. How many feet

Answer 1

20’ so they can get 20’ str8 or 35’ extension

Question 2

Ladder Climbing Angle

Answer 2

About 65-75 Degrees

Question 3

Quick formula to get 75 Degree Angle

Answer 3

Place the base of the ladder at a distance from the vertical plane equal to 1/4 the total working length of the ladder.

Question 4

Placed at a window

Answer 4

Tip shall be level with window sill.

Question 5

Placed at a roof

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Placed alongside a fire escape on a building wall

Answer 6

Tip shall be 1 to 3 feet above the fire escape railing.

Question 7

Placed against a fire escape

Answer 7

Tip shall be slightly above the fire escape railing.

Question 8

The butting member places their

Answer 8

Left foot in the center of the bottom rung of the ladder and maintains a downward pressure

Question 9

If a member is working off one side of the ladder

Answer 9

The butt firefighter moves their foot from the center of the bottom rung of the ladder to the side opposite the one from which the firefighter is working,

Question 10

Force that causes the outward slippage of the butt

Answer 10

Increases as member ascends the ladder

Question 11

If the aluminum portable ladder is to be left unattended,

Answer 11

It should be secured at the tip by the first member that climbs the ladder.

Question 12

If a tool is carried, it should be

Answer 12

Balanced in the carrying hand, which holds onto the side of the beam. The free hand continues to grasp the underside of the beam.
Do not carry the tool close to the body or inside the ladder over the rungs

Question 13

The Leg Lock:

Answer 13

Need to Vent window on ur right side - Use Left leg to lock

Two Rungs above the one u are Standing on

Question 14

Using the Personal Harness:

Answer 14

The snap hook of the personal harness hooks directly to the ladder rung.

Question 15

Used in a Tower Ladder Basket

Answer 15

See Lad 6 Sec 3.6.2

Question 16

Portables can also be used to

Answer 16

Bridge a Fence
Support opened overhead doors
ice covered ponds, lakes, etc. for rescues.
Bridging caved-in excavations where a person is partially buried.

Question 17

Generally, floor and ladder working length are:
4th floor -
3rd floor -
2nd floor -

Answer 17

4th floor - 35’ extension ladder.
3rd floor - 24’ or 35’ extension ladder.
2nd floor - 24’ extension ladder or 14’ “A” Frame ladder.

Question 18

Ladder Placement for venting window from a Portable w member on ladder.

Answer 18

Upwind from Window to be vented. The tip of the ladder, if possible, should be level with, or higher than the top of the window.

Question 19

The preferred ladder for burnt out stairs

Answer 19

Extension Ladder

Question 20

Do not climb higher than

Answer 20

The third rung from the top on either straight or extension ladders.

Question 21

Defect in Ladder

Answer 21

Notify the Fire Tools and Equipment Unit for collection, repair or replacement.

Question 22

Do not lower the ladder by pulling the butt end further away from the building. Why?

Answer 22

-Doing so will reduce the load capacity as the angle decreases.
- There is a greater possibility that it will unlock the lock assemblies in the upper
section.
-Always lower the fly ladder below the desired level and re-raise to the proper height to ensure a safe, 65-75 degree climbing angle and proper locking action of the lock assemblies.

Question 23

When operations are to be conducted at electrical generating stations or substations,

Answer 23

Under NO circumstances shall metal ladders or tools be brought inside the gates. Lad 1 Sec 12