IFSTA 7TH EDITION CHAPTER 8 GROUND
LADDERS EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
⩥ Bed Section (base section or main section). Answer: Lowest and
widest section of an extension ladder; this section always remains on the
ground while the ladder is being raised or lowered
⩥ Butt (heel or base). Answer: Bottom end of ladder
⩥ Butt spurs. Answer: Metal plates, spikes, or cleats attached to the butt
end of ground ladder beams to prevent slippage.
⩥ Fly Section. Answer: Upper section(s) of extension or some
combination ladders; the section that moves.
⩥ Footpads (shoes). Answer: Swivel plates attached to the butt of the
ladder; usually have rubber or neoprene bottom surfaces.
⩥ Guides. Answer: Wood or metal strips, sometimes in the form of slots
or channels, on an extension ladder that guide the fly section while being
raised
, ⩥ Halyard (fly rope). Answer: Rope or cable used for hoisting and
lowering the fly sections of an extension ladder
⩥ Heat Sensor Label. Answer: Label affixed to the inside of each beam
of each ladder section; a color change indicates that the ladder has been
exposed to a sufficient degree of heat that it should be tested before
further use.
⩥ Hooks. Answer: Curved metal devices installed near the top end of
roof ladders to secure the ladder to the highest point on a peaked roof of
a building.
⩥ Pawls (also called Dogs or Ladder Locks). Answer: Devices attached
to the inside of the beams on fly sections used to hold the fly section in
place after it has been extended.
⩥ Protection Plates. Answer: Strips of metal attached to ladders at
chafing points, such as the tip, or at areas where it comes in contact with
the apparatus mounting brackets
⩥ Pulley. Answer: Small, grooved wheel through which the halyard is
drawn on an extension ladder
⩥ Rails. Answer: The two lengthwise members of a trussed ladder beam
that are separated by truss or separation blocks
LADDERS EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
⩥ Bed Section (base section or main section). Answer: Lowest and
widest section of an extension ladder; this section always remains on the
ground while the ladder is being raised or lowered
⩥ Butt (heel or base). Answer: Bottom end of ladder
⩥ Butt spurs. Answer: Metal plates, spikes, or cleats attached to the butt
end of ground ladder beams to prevent slippage.
⩥ Fly Section. Answer: Upper section(s) of extension or some
combination ladders; the section that moves.
⩥ Footpads (shoes). Answer: Swivel plates attached to the butt of the
ladder; usually have rubber or neoprene bottom surfaces.
⩥ Guides. Answer: Wood or metal strips, sometimes in the form of slots
or channels, on an extension ladder that guide the fly section while being
raised
, ⩥ Halyard (fly rope). Answer: Rope or cable used for hoisting and
lowering the fly sections of an extension ladder
⩥ Heat Sensor Label. Answer: Label affixed to the inside of each beam
of each ladder section; a color change indicates that the ladder has been
exposed to a sufficient degree of heat that it should be tested before
further use.
⩥ Hooks. Answer: Curved metal devices installed near the top end of
roof ladders to secure the ladder to the highest point on a peaked roof of
a building.
⩥ Pawls (also called Dogs or Ladder Locks). Answer: Devices attached
to the inside of the beams on fly sections used to hold the fly section in
place after it has been extended.
⩥ Protection Plates. Answer: Strips of metal attached to ladders at
chafing points, such as the tip, or at areas where it comes in contact with
the apparatus mounting brackets
⩥ Pulley. Answer: Small, grooved wheel through which the halyard is
drawn on an extension ladder
⩥ Rails. Answer: The two lengthwise members of a trussed ladder beam
that are separated by truss or separation blocks
