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FIRE APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR - AERIAL - CHALLENGE REVIEW
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FIRE APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR - AERIAL -CHALLENGE REVIEW
When maintaining aerial apparatus records, you should always - Answers -Refer to your
department's standard operating procedures for specific guidance
A turntable's function is best described as: - Answers -Provides continuous rotation on a
horizontal plane
To check the overall condition of the engine and pump, perform the: - Answers -Pump
Test
A liquid surge effect may occur: - Answers -When an aerial apparatus's tank is not
completely full.
Select THREE elements of the aerial device that must be visually inspected - Answers -
Elevating platform assembly
Ladder Rungs
Equipment
Hydraulic system in aerial apparatus are used to: - Answers -Stabilize the apparatus
and extend the aerial device
When checking the hydraulic fluid level: - Answers -Use a dipstick or sight gauge
Identify THREE features of elevated platform waterway systems - Answers -Attack lines
Two nozzles at the platform
Handlines
Identify THREE conditions where you should drive an aerial apparatus in low gear: -
Answers -Climbing a hill
Traveling around a corner
Approaching an intersection
Select three areas that should be checked when looking at tires - Answers -Condition
Type
Inflation
, The most common type of aerial fire apparatus operated in North America is the: -
Answers -Aerial ladder apparatus
One way to help ensure safety at a highway incident is to: - Answers -Turn the front
wheels away from the firefighters working the incident
Positioning an aerial device to access an aircraft wing is basically the same as
positioning: - Answers -To access the roof of a building
When performing the serpentine exercise you would be penalized for: - Answers -Hitting
or brushing one of the markers
When approaching an underpass or low clearance area: - Answers -Check to see if the
underpass height is marked
Match each description with the associated type of hose lay - Answers -Forward Lay
1. Usually uses four-way hydrant valve
2. Allows driver/operator to monitor the fire scene
Reverse Lay
1. Fire personnel must unload equipment before hook-up to the hydrant
2. Apparatus moves away from fire incident to hydrant
3. Keeps apparatus at the hydrant
When approaching a multi-story incident, driver/operators should position the aerial
apparatus on the side of the building: - Answers -Opposite the fire
One advantage that fog streams have over solid stream is that they: - Answers -Are
better at breaking up water for steam conversion
Ice shrugging is best described as: - Answers -Slowly extending and retracting the
aerial device to remove ice
The driver/operator will often be required to perform: - Answers -Service Test
A Driver/Operator may need to review manufacturer's operating instructions, which is a
duty that calls for: - Answers -Good reading comprehension
Personnel must be seated and wearing their seatbelts before the aerial apparatus
begins moving in all of the following situations EXCEPT when: - Answers -Loading the
hose back onto the aerial apparatus
For all types of apparatus, the first step when engaging the PTO is to: - Answers -Set
the parking brake
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