Portable Ladders

Question 1

Lad 1. What should an officer do if he feels a ladder cannot be temporarily secured to the spare apparatus in a safe manner?

Answer 1

Leave it off and make an entry in the company journal.

Question 2

Lad 1. How far from the end of a ladder should unit designation be?

Answer 2

18 inches

Question 3

Lad 1. What is climbing angle for the portable ladder?

Answer 3

65 - 75 degrees

Question 4

Lad 1. What is the appropriate placement for ladders at:

a) Window
b) Roof
c) Along Fire escape
d) Against a fire escape

Answer 4

a) Level with the sill
b) At least two feet above
c) 1 - 3 ft above
d) Slightly above fire escape railing

Question 5

Lad 1. If a portable ladder is to be left unattended, who secures it at the tip?

Answer 5

The first member who climbs it so that it will not be dislodged or knocked over by outside streams.

Question 6

Lad 1. When performing a leg lock, what rung is the locking leg placed over?

Answer 6

Two rungs above the one the member is standing on.

Question 7

T or F. If in good condition, ladder lock assemblies on extension ladders will work and lock in either the fly up or the fly down position?

Answer 7

True. Note** FDNY uses the fly up position.

Question 8

What are the portable ladder capacities for

a) Collapsible
b) Roof or Straight or Extension Ladders 26’ ft or less
c) Extenson 27’ - 35’

Answer 8

a - 300lbs
b - 500lbs
c - 600lbs

Question 9

T or F. Portable ladders placed on one beam, elevated to knee level on supports and properly secured, can act as a barrier to civilian pedestrian traffic near a hazardous condition or fire operation.

Answer 9

False Elevated to the waist level position.

Question 10

Lad 1. When fire escapes are overcrowded at a fire, where should portable ladder be raised?

Answer 10

To the first balcony at a point opposite the drop ladder.

Question 11

What portable ladder may be used on a party wall balconies for access for search and rescue?

Answer 11

12’ hook ladder

Question 12

Lad 1. When placing ladder at front of brownstone to gain access to room over stoop, where should you consider placing ladder?

Answer 12

At adjoining window to gain entrance. May be a door to that room from a large room.

Question 13

Lad 1. T or F. Generally, in the rear of a brownstone , the 35’ extension ladder can reach the fourth floor.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Lad 1. When venting windows with lexan panels using portable ladders, where do we place them?

Answer 14

In the corner adjacent to window frame.

Question 15

Lad 1. When venting a window from a portable ladder where should it be placed?

Answer 15

Upwind and level with or higher than window.

Question 16

Lad 1. When member is venting window from a portable ladder, how should he do it?

Answer 16

He should extend his arm upward and slant tool downward and strike the glass.

Question 17

Lad 1. T or F. Extension ladders must only be used in the the extended position when bridging.

Answer 17

False. “in the nested position”

Question 18

Lad 1. Can portable ladders be used to shore excavations or reinforce weakened walls?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Lad 1. What is the highest rung that a member can climb on?

Answer 19

3rd rung from the top.

Question 20

Lad 1. How often should ladders be inspected?

Answer 20

Weekly and after every use.

Question 21

Lad 1. How often should portable ladders be waxed with plain candle wax or paraffin? Oiled?

Answer 21

Every 3 months. 1 or 2 drops a year on pulleys.