FADO Chapter 17 Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
On the tiller aerial two brakes must be applied ? - Correct answer-Parking brake
Trailer brake
Apparatus placement begins ? You're enroute to a fire when you first receive the
dispatch information - Correct answer-Before
The ? Are used for side to side stabilization while using the aerial ladder - Correct
answer-Jacks
Jacks apply force to the ? ? Increasing the overall footprint of the apparatus -
Correct answer-Torque box
Always chock the wheels with one set of chocks being placed on ? Side of the
vehicle - Correct answer-Both
Trucks place the chocks both ahead of and benign the front ? ? - Correct answer-
Steering axle
? ? Should be placed under the outriggers - Correct answer-Stabilizing plates
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, ? ? Are specifically important when apparatus is portioned on side walks - Correct
answer-Stabilizing plates
Not recommended to use outrigger pads on ? Doing so can increase the risk of
apparatus sliding down the hill - Correct answer-Hills
The deployment of the aerial ladder involves 3 steps - Correct answer-Raise
Rotate
Extend
Raise the aerial ladder from the cradle so that the ladder is ? - Correct answer-
Angled
Rotate the aerial so that the tip of the aerial is facing the general direction of the
intended ? - Correct answer-Target
Extend the aerial toward the ? Target - Correct answer-Intended
Once the aerial is extended over the roof the driver slowly lowers the aerial so that
the beam is ? - ? Inches above the roofs edge - Correct answer-3
6
He aerial ladder should extend ? To ? Rungs over the edge of the roof - Correct
answer-3
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and Answers
On the tiller aerial two brakes must be applied ? - Correct answer-Parking brake
Trailer brake
Apparatus placement begins ? You're enroute to a fire when you first receive the
dispatch information - Correct answer-Before
The ? Are used for side to side stabilization while using the aerial ladder - Correct
answer-Jacks
Jacks apply force to the ? ? Increasing the overall footprint of the apparatus -
Correct answer-Torque box
Always chock the wheels with one set of chocks being placed on ? Side of the
vehicle - Correct answer-Both
Trucks place the chocks both ahead of and benign the front ? ? - Correct answer-
Steering axle
? ? Should be placed under the outriggers - Correct answer-Stabilizing plates
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, ? ? Are specifically important when apparatus is portioned on side walks - Correct
answer-Stabilizing plates
Not recommended to use outrigger pads on ? Doing so can increase the risk of
apparatus sliding down the hill - Correct answer-Hills
The deployment of the aerial ladder involves 3 steps - Correct answer-Raise
Rotate
Extend
Raise the aerial ladder from the cradle so that the ladder is ? - Correct answer-
Angled
Rotate the aerial so that the tip of the aerial is facing the general direction of the
intended ? - Correct answer-Target
Extend the aerial toward the ? Target - Correct answer-Intended
Once the aerial is extended over the roof the driver slowly lowers the aerial so that
the beam is ? - ? Inches above the roofs edge - Correct answer-3
6
He aerial ladder should extend ? To ? Rungs over the edge of the roof - Correct
answer-3
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