Truck Company Operation Ladders Flashcards
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.
115 feet
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
25%
primary reason for general laddering of a building is to provide avenues for firefighter _____ and _____.
Access and egress
If the decision is made to access or operate on the roof, how many ladders should be placed to the roof at different area.
Two
victim is present at the window, throw the ladder to the ___ of the window and once raised roll it to the window
Side
What ladder should be used on pitched roofs or slopped roof
Attic
The three main uses for elevated stream operations are:
Extinguishment,
Exposure protection, and
Flying standpipe.
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.
Lowest
What is the preferred method of removing occupants and victims from a structure in a high rise
Stairs
When performing multiple rescue on a multistory building personnel can move occupants to a _____ ____ not affected by fire instead of then to the ground floor each time
To achieve maximum reach of any stream inside a structure, the steam should be elevated to what angle
30 degrees
When confronted with large volumes of fire on several floors you should attack the fire at _____ ______ ____
Lowest level first
Prior to implementing and master stream operations, all personnel should withdraw at least ____ _____ below the fire flooor
Two floors
