Ladders 1 Portable Ladders

Question 1

What should an officer do if he feels a ladder cannot be temporarily secured to the spare apparatus in a safe manner ?

Answer 1

Leave it off and make an entry in the company journal (6.1.2 C)

Question 2

How far from the end of the ladder should unit designation be?

Answer 2

Within18 inches (7.1)

Question 3

What is the climbing angle for the portable ladder?

Answer 3

65 - 75degrees, (8.4)

Question 4

Where is ladder placed at window

Answer 4

Level with the sill

Question 5

Where is ladder placed at roof

Answer 5

At least 2ft above

Question 6

Where is the ladder placed along fireescape

Answer 6

1 to 3ft above railing

Question 7

Where is ladder placed against fireescape

Answer 7

Slightly above the railing

Question 8

If a portable ladder is left unattended, who secures it at tip?

Answer 8

The first member that climbs it so it will not be dislodged or knocked over by outside streams.(8.6.3)

Question 9

When performing the leg lock, what rung is the locking leg placed over?

Answer 9

Two rungs above the one member is standing on (9.2.1 B)

Question 10

T or F. If in good condition, ladder lock assemblies on extension ladders will work and lock in either the fly up or fly down position.

Answer 10

True (9.2.1 B) Note- FDNY uses the fly up position

Question 11

What are the portable ladder capacities for collapsible, roof or straight or extension 26’ or less, and extension 27’ - 35’?

Answer 11

Collapsible - 300lbs
26’ or less - 500lbs
27’ - 35’ - 600lbs

Question 12

T or F. Portable ladders placed on one beam, elevated to knee level on supports and properly secured, can act as barrier to civilian pedestrian traffic near a hazardous condition or fire operation.

Answer 12

False. “ Elevated to waist level” (10.2.3 B)

Question 13

When fire escapes are overcrowded at a fire where should portable ladder be raised?

Answer 13

To the first balcony at a point opposite the drop ladder (11.2.1 B)

Question 14

What portable ladder may be used on party wall balconies for access for search and rescue?

Answer 14

12’ hook ladder (11.2.1 c 2.B)

Question 15

When placing ladder at front of brownstone to gain access to room over stoop, where should you consider placing ladder? At OLT, When fire is in a cellar, 1st floor, or 2nd floor in an old law tenement where should portable ladders be raised?

Answer 15

At adjoining window to gain entrance. May be a door to that room from a large room (11.2.2 C2A)
At an OLT, adjacent to and above the fire area even if the aerial ladder will be required on the upper floors.

Question 16

True or False.Generally, in the rear of a brownstone, the 35’ extension ladder can reach the fourth floor.

Answer 16

True (11.2.2 D 2.d) **Also know that the book says portables transported to the rear of the building are safer than using LSR. In most cases take ladder through parlor floor of adjoining brownstone and pass it out rear window. This is quicker than going through fire floor.

Question 17

When venting windows with lexan panels using portable ladders, where do we place them?

Answer 17

In the corner adjacent to the window frame. (11.3.1 B 2)

Question 18

When venting a window from a portable ladder where should it be placed?

Answer 18

Upwind and level with or higher than window (11.3.2 A 2)

Question 19

When member is venting window from portable ladder how should he do it?

Answer 19

He should extend his arm upward and slant tool downward and strike the glass. (11.3.2 A 5)

Question 20

T or F. Extension ladders must be used only in the extended position when bridging.

Answer 20

False. “In the nested position” (11.3.7)

Question 21

Can portable ladders be used to shore excavations, or reinforce weakened walls?

Answer 21

Yes (12.3)

Question 22

What is the highest rung that a member can climb on ?

Answer 22

3rd rung (13.1.9)

Question 23

How often should ladders be inspected?

Answer 23

Weekly and after every use (14.2.3)

Question 24

How often should they be waxed with plain candle wax or paraffin?

Answer 24

Every 3 months (14.3.1)

Question 25

How often should the pulleys be oiled?

Answer 25

1 to 2 drops a year (14.3.2)

Question 26

What is a “folding ladder”?

Answer 26

A ladder designed to for use in inaccessible areas where ordinary ladders will not fit.; the rungs fold completely into the beam sections.

Question 27

What is a “safety shoe”?

Answer 27

A swivel type butt plate consisting of rubber tread and a spike. It may be used with either the rubber or the spiked end on the ground.

Question 28

Lad 1. How far apart the rungs on PLs?

Answer 28

14”

Question 29

Lad 1. What side should be used on PLs with a swiveling device when ladder is to be raised and used on hard surfaces?

Answer 29

The rubber pads.

Question 30

Lad 1 What does discoloration on an aluminum ladder indicate?

Answer 30

A loss of structural strength. Tech Services shall be notified. ** note that it doesn’t say take it out of service.**

Question 31

Lad 1. How should a member butt a ladder?

Answer 31

With their left foot in the center of the bottom rung and maintaining a downward pressure.

Question 32

Lad 1 Where are your hands placed when climbing a portable ladder? What if you have a tool in your hand?

Answer 32

Grasp the underside of the beams. If a tool is carried it should be balanced in the carrying hand , which holds onto the side of the beam. ***Note- Don not carry tool close to body or inside of ladder over rungs because it could drop on the butt man.

Question 33

Lad 1 How do we climb portables in the freezing weather?

Answer 33

Under the arch of the boot, next to the heel and position feet on rungs next to beams with each step.

Question 34

Lad 1 T or F. In an emergency, portable ladder can be used to shore excavations or reinforce weakened walls.

Answer 34

True.

Question 35

T or F. Always raise the fly ladder above the desired level and lower it in order to insure a safe 65 - 75 degree climbing angle and also the proper locking action of the assemblies.

Answer 35

False. Always LOWER the fly ladder BELOW the desired level and RERAISE it in order to insure a safe 65-75 degree angle and also the proper locking action of the assemblies.