IFSTA Aerial Ops

Question 1

All aerial devices must have load capacities of what?

Answer 1

750lbs or 500lbs when flowing water

Question 2

Detachable ladder pipes should not have a range of motion exceeding how many degrees in each direction?

Answer 2

15 degrees in each direction

30 degrees over all

Question 3

At what pressure does the low pressure alarm sound and activate?

Answer 3

Alarm at 60 psi

Activate at 40 psi

Question 4

If a building is less than 5 stories tall where can the engine park in relation to the truck?

Answer 4

Inside.

(closer to the building)

Question 5

What is ice shrugging?

Answer 5

A way to remove ice from the aerial by extending and retracting the ladder.

Question 6

When positioning the aerial at row homes on a grade where should the unit stop when going uphill? where downhill?

Answer 6

Apparatus should stop short of the involved unit when going uphill and pull past the involved unit when going down hill.

Question 7

When parked on a slope. How should jacks be set?

Answer 7

Uphill side jack should be deployed until they make contact. The downhill side should then be deployed until the unit is level.