LAFD
LAFD ladder types correct answersStraight, extension, roof, collapsible
Lengths of straight ladders? correct answers16, 20, 24
Lengths of extension ladders? correct answers12, 14, 20, 35
Lengths of roof ladders? correct answers10, 12, 16, 20
Length of collapsible ladders? correct answers10
Why is the collapsible ladder where it is? correct answersFor parapet walls
Where is the collapsible ladder? correct answersOn the aerial ladder on the truck
What is the collapsible ladder made of? correct answersAluminum
Which ladders do the engines carry? correct answers20ft extension and 10ft roof
What type of material are the ladders of LAFD made of? correct answersWood
What kind of wood are the ladders made of? correct answersHickory (rungs), red oak (stops), west coast
air-dried Douglas fir (beams)
Benefits of wood ladders correct answersDoesn't conduct electricity when dry, better resistance to fire,
easier to detect defects
, Downfalls of wood ladders correct answersMore maintenance, heavy, more expensive
How heavy is the heaviest ladder? correct answers171-181 lbs
LAFD chief correct answersRalph Terrazas
LA mayor correct answersEric Garcetti
Head of the department correct answersBoard of Fire Commissioners
LAFD core values correct answersService, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Trust
How many on an engine? correct answers4 (engineer, captain 1, hydrant person, nozzle person)
How many on a truck? correct answers4 or 5 (apparatus operator (AO), captain 2, inside person, top
person, tiller person)
Who do you lose on the truck if you have 4 members? correct answersInside person
How many members on light force? correct answers6 or 5
What's a light force? correct answersTruck and pump
How many in a task force? correct answers10 or 9
What is a task force? correct answersEngine, truck, pump
When you are a probationary firefighter, where will you ride on the engine? correct answersNozzle
member
LAFD ladder types correct answersStraight, extension, roof, collapsible
Lengths of straight ladders? correct answers16, 20, 24
Lengths of extension ladders? correct answers12, 14, 20, 35
Lengths of roof ladders? correct answers10, 12, 16, 20
Length of collapsible ladders? correct answers10
Why is the collapsible ladder where it is? correct answersFor parapet walls
Where is the collapsible ladder? correct answersOn the aerial ladder on the truck
What is the collapsible ladder made of? correct answersAluminum
Which ladders do the engines carry? correct answers20ft extension and 10ft roof
What type of material are the ladders of LAFD made of? correct answersWood
What kind of wood are the ladders made of? correct answersHickory (rungs), red oak (stops), west coast
air-dried Douglas fir (beams)
Benefits of wood ladders correct answersDoesn't conduct electricity when dry, better resistance to fire,
easier to detect defects
, Downfalls of wood ladders correct answersMore maintenance, heavy, more expensive
How heavy is the heaviest ladder? correct answers171-181 lbs
LAFD chief correct answersRalph Terrazas
LA mayor correct answersEric Garcetti
Head of the department correct answersBoard of Fire Commissioners
LAFD core values correct answersService, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Trust
How many on an engine? correct answers4 (engineer, captain 1, hydrant person, nozzle person)
How many on a truck? correct answers4 or 5 (apparatus operator (AO), captain 2, inside person, top
person, tiller person)
Who do you lose on the truck if you have 4 members? correct answersInside person
How many members on light force? correct answers6 or 5
What's a light force? correct answersTruck and pump
How many in a task force? correct answers10 or 9
What is a task force? correct answersEngine, truck, pump
When you are a probationary firefighter, where will you ride on the engine? correct answersNozzle
member
