Truck Company Ladders

Question 1

Per NFPA 1901 how many feet of ladders should an aerial apparatus carry?

Answer 1

115 feet

Question 2

How long should the high visibility markings be at the top of a ladder?

Answer 2

18 inches

Question 3

What safety device has the NFPA required since 1984 and gives an idea of the integrity of the ladder?

Answer 3

Heat sensor indicator

Question 4

Where are heat sensors indicators place on a ladder?

Answer 4

On the beam below the ladders second rung and at it’s halfway point

Question 5

What temperature does a heat sensors indicator change color?

Answer 5

300 degrees

Question 6

If a ladder is exposed to 300 degrees, even for just a moment, what percentage of the load capacity is lost?

Answer 6

25%

Question 7

What is the main disadvantage of portable ladders compared to aerial ladders?

Answer 7

Limited reach

Question 8

To ensure all portable ladders can be removed from the ladder bed, later arriving apparatus should not position closer then how many feet behind an aerial apparatus?

Answer 8

30 feet

Question 9

What is the preferred position for placing a ladder against a window?

Answer 9

At or slightly below the window sill

Question 10

What is the correct position for heeling a ladder?

Answer 10

Standing on the outside to monitor fire conditions, check for rescue, and to sway away from falling glass and dropped tools

Question 11

When positioning a ladder for roof access how many rings should extend above the roof line?

Answer 11

3 to 5

Question 12

When using ladders to establish access to a recessed balcony what position should the ladder be in?

Answer 12

Against the exterior wall with the top two rungs above the area where the railing meets the wall

Question 13

When interior stairs are compromised what ladder can typically span the length of a stair way?

Answer 13

A 14 foot straight ladder

Question 14

When using a ladder to span a trench, providing access from one deck or balcony to another, or moving from the roof of one building to another what ladder type should be used?

Answer 14

Bedded extension ladders because the additional ladder beam provides increased strengthening.

Question 15

What is the minimum distance to maintain from an aerial that came into contact with power lines?

Answer 15

50 feet

Question 16

What is the preferred method of removing occupants and victims from a structure.

Answer 16

The buildings interior stairs

Question 17

When throwing ladders how many feet should be estimated for residential and commercial buildings?

Answer 17

9 feet for residential and 12 feet for commercial

Question 18

How should the firefighter be positioned when descending an aerial with a victim?

Answer 18

The victim should be placed between the firefighter and the ladder

Question 19

What should the firefighter do if the victim panics while descending the aerial ladder?

Answer 19

The firefighter should press them into the rings with their body and attempt to calm them

Question 20

Who takes responsibility for positioning the elevated master stream?

Answer 20

The officer

Question 21

Who takes responsibility for positioning the ladders turn table in a position that allowed the elevated master stream to achieve ideal position?

Answer 21

The driver operator

Question 22

What is the ideal parking position if there is a potential for structural collapse?

Answer 22

1 1/2 times the structures height

Question 23

What degree should you flow to achieve maximum reach inside a structure?

Answer 23

30 degrees

Question 24

What is the most effective form of exposure protection?

Answer 24

Extinguishing the fire

Question 25

When protections exposures what is more effective, a water shower or saturating the building?

Answer 25

Saturating the building

Question 26

Where should crews withdraw to prior to master stream operations?

Answer 26

To staging, at least two floors below the fire floor

Question 27

How can you convert a ladder pipe into a flying standpipe with stack tips?

Answer 27

Remove the nozzle and use a reducer