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What are the 5 types of aerial devices? |
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Aerial ladders, aerial ladder platforms, telescoping aerial platforms, articulating aerial platforms, and water towers. (7) |
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The working height for aerial ladders is measured from_____to_____? |
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The ground to the highest ladder rung with the ladder at maximum elevation and extension (8) |
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What are the main uses of aerial ladders? |
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Rescue, ventialtion, elevated master stream application, and gaining acess to upper levels (8) |
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Tractor trailer aerial apparatus are also known as____ |
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Aerial ladders are required to have at least two sections and a minumum reach of___? |
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What are the two most common materials for construction of aerial ladders? |
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Heat-treated aluminum alloy and steel (9) |
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No section of the aerial ladder can be narrower than____? |
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The rungs should be spaced on_____centers and be covered with a nonskid finish. |
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The top (hand) rail must be at least____wide and at least_____above the base rail. |
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Aerial ladders with a rated verticle height of 110ft or less, with stabilizers set, should be capable of being raised from the bedded position to its maximum elevation and extension and rotated____degrees in____secs. or less. |
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90 degrees, 120 seconds (10) |
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Areial ladders that exeeded 110ft are allowed____secs. to perform the same evolution as stated above. |
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All aerial laddes must have a minimum tup load of______when the ladderis fully extended and at any elevation within its normal range of motion. |
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What are the 3 types of elevating platform apparatus? |
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Aerial ladder platforms, telescoping aerial platforms, and articulating aerial platforms (11) |
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What is the minimum floor area of a platform? |
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Each platform must have a rail completely enclosing it with no opening under the railing greater than how many inches? |
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The kick plate at floor level should be how many inches high? |
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All elevating platforms require two operating control stations where are they? |
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One at street level and the other in the platform (11) |
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The protective water curtain fog nozzle flows at least how many gpms? |
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All elevating platforms must have a minimum load capacity of how many pounds? |
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This load capacity drops when water is in the pipiing system to how many pounds? |
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Elevating platforms that are 110ft of shorter should be able to be raised from the bedded postition to the maximum elevation and extension and be rotated 90 degrees in how many seconds or less? |
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What is the time requirement fir elevating platforms taller than 110ft? |
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