DOD DRIVER OPERATOR AERIAL ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED REVIEW
●● Most common type of aerial fire apparatus in North America
Answer: Aerial Ladder
●● Power-operated aerial ladder function
Answer: Ascend and descend between the turntable and the ladder tip
●● Primary function of the turntable on an aerial device
Answer: To provide rotation of the aerial device
●● Typical fully extended (working) length of aerial ladders
Answer: 50-137 feet (15-40 meters)
●● How working height is measured on an aerial ladder
Answer: From the ground to the highest ladder rung at full extension and
elevation
●● Minimum floor area for an elevating platform
Answer: 14 square feet (1.3 m²)
, ●● Platform railing requirement
Answer: Completely enclose the floor area, no opening > 24 inches (600
mm)
●● Access gates requirement on an elevating platform
Answer: Two gates; current standard: inward opening
●● Required height of the kickplate (toe board)
Answer: 4 inches (100 mm)
●● Control stations required on an elevating platform
Answer: Two - one in platform, one at street level
●● Control station with override capability
Answer: Street-level controls
●● Required flow rate for the water fog curtain nozzle
Answer: At least 75 gpm (300 L/min)
●● Minimum load capacity with no water in the system
Answer: 750 lbs (375 kg)
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED REVIEW
●● Most common type of aerial fire apparatus in North America
Answer: Aerial Ladder
●● Power-operated aerial ladder function
Answer: Ascend and descend between the turntable and the ladder tip
●● Primary function of the turntable on an aerial device
Answer: To provide rotation of the aerial device
●● Typical fully extended (working) length of aerial ladders
Answer: 50-137 feet (15-40 meters)
●● How working height is measured on an aerial ladder
Answer: From the ground to the highest ladder rung at full extension and
elevation
●● Minimum floor area for an elevating platform
Answer: 14 square feet (1.3 m²)
, ●● Platform railing requirement
Answer: Completely enclose the floor area, no opening > 24 inches (600
mm)
●● Access gates requirement on an elevating platform
Answer: Two gates; current standard: inward opening
●● Required height of the kickplate (toe board)
Answer: 4 inches (100 mm)
●● Control stations required on an elevating platform
Answer: Two - one in platform, one at street level
●● Control station with override capability
Answer: Street-level controls
●● Required flow rate for the water fog curtain nozzle
Answer: At least 75 gpm (300 L/min)
●● Minimum load capacity with no water in the system
Answer: 750 lbs (375 kg)
