Truck Company Operation Ladders

Question 1

NFPA 1901 recommends the standards for fire department apparatus and states that the minimum total ladder length to be carried on aerial apparatus as ___ feet.

Answer 1

115 feet

Question 2

Heat sensor

These labels are rated to change color if the temperature on the ladder reaches ____ degrees Fahrenheit.

Aluminum even exposed for a moment can loose up to __% of its load capacity

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

primary reason for general laddering of a building is to provide avenues for firefighter _____ and _____.

Answer 3

Access and egress

Question 4

If the decision is made to access or operate on the roof, how many ladders should be placed to the roof at different area.

Answer 4

Two

Question 5

victim is present at the window, throw the ladder to the ___ of the window and once raised roll it to the window

Answer 5

Side

Question 6

What ladder should be used on pitched roofs or slopped roof

Answer 6

Attic

Question 7

The three main uses for elevated stream operations are:

Answer 7

Extinguishment,
Exposure protection, and
Flying standpipe.

Question 8

a large volume of fire is on several floors, attack the fire on the ____ floor first, then move up, attacking each successive floor. If a large fire is spreading horizontally, stop its horizontal progress first and extinguish back towards its apparent origin.

Answer 8

Lowest