TRUCK COMPANY OPERATIONS: LADDERS Second Edition

Question 1

Firefighters should mark all ladder tips with

Answer 1

Fluorescent paint or tape to increase visibility inside smoke conditions

Question 2

NFPA requires if ladders are marked, those marking should only occur where of the ladder?

Answer 2

18 ins

Question 3

Heat sensor indicators change colors at what temp?

Answer 3

temps greater than 300 °F

Question 4

14- 16-ft straight or roof (Reach)

Answer 4

2nd floor residential windows

Question 5

16- or 20-ft straight or roof (reach)

Answer 5

1 story residential roof or commercial roof

2nd floor commercial window

Question 6

20-ft straight or roof

Reach

Answer 6

2 story residential roof

Question 7

24-ft extension

Reach

Answer 7

2 story residential roof

3rd floor residential window

Question 8

28-ft extension

Reach

Answer 8

2 story commercial roof

3rd floor residential window

Question 9

35-ft extension

Reach

Answer 9

3rd floor commercial window

3 story residential or commercial roof

4th floor residential window

Question 10

Bedded length of 24ft ex ladder?

Answer 10

14ft

Question 11

bedded length of 35ft, two section?

Answer 11

20ft

Question 12

Bedded length of 35ft, 3 section

Answer 12

16ft

Question 13

Bedded length of 28ft, 2 section?

Answer 13

16ft 6in

Question 14

Bedded length of 28ft, 3 section?

Answer 14

13ft 6 in

Question 15

Why is the bedded length of a portable ladder important?

Answer 15

it affects the distance required to remove the ladder from a ladder bed

Question 16

To ensure all portable ladders can be removed. Later arriving units should not position closer than how many ft?

Answer 16

30 ft

Question 17

Figure 5. The high-shoulder carry (left), low-shoulder carry (center),
and the suitcase carry (right).

Answer 17

Question 18

Figure 6. Multiple ladders and tools stacked together to be dragged to the intended target.

Answer 18

Question 19

Figure 8. A hook wedged against a building used to heel a ladder.

Answer 19

Question 20

Figure 9. A firefighter walking on webbing tied to the bottom of an extension ladder to facilitate
a single-person ladder raise.

Answer 20

Question 21

Figure 10. Use of step chock and cribbing to overcome uneven terrain

Answer 21

Question 22

Where should the tip of a ladder be placed on a windowsill?

Answer 22

The tip of a ladder should rest at or slightly below a windowsill in the center of the
opening (see Figure 11).

Question 23

When positioning a ladder to the roof, how many rungs should extend the roofline?

Answer 23

When positioning a ladder to establish roof access, personnel should ensure three to five
rungs extend above the roofline (see Figure 14)

Question 24

When an incident requires rooftop operations on peaked or sloped roofs, personnel
should use ?

Answer 24

a roof or pitch-matched extension ladder.

Question 25

Figure 17. A ladder positioned to access two cantilevered balconies.

Answer 25

Question 26

When interior stairs are structurally compromised, the use of a what ladder?

Answer 26

a 14- ft straight ladder can provide the length typically needed to span the length of the stairway.

Question 27

Figure 19. Using a ladder to bridge between two areas

Answer 27

Question 28

"Aerial operation" If a large fire is spreading horizontally, crews must first stop its progress

Answer 28

with priority to stopping the fire from spreading past firewalls

Question 29

Figure 22. Multiple aerial devices defending firewalls

Answer 29