AERIAL CDC EXAMS REVIEW PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When checking the automatic transmission fluid driver/operators should perform a: -
✔✔Hot and cold check
✔✔For all types of apparatus, the first step when engaging the PTO is to: - ✔✔Set the
parking brake.
✔✔The driver/operator will often be required to perform: - ✔✔Service tests
✔✔When approaching an underpass or low clearance area: - ✔✔Check to see if the
underpass height is marked.
✔✔If you need to draft from a static water source, try to select the source that allows: -
✔✔Minimum amount of lift.
✔✔When positioning the aerial apparatus on a thin-skinned paves surface,
driver/operators may need to use: - ✔✔additional cribbing.
✔✔One advantage that fog streams have over solid stream is that they: - ✔✔Are better
at breaking up water for steam conversion.
✔✔A driver/operator may need to review manufacturer's operating instructions, which is
a duty that calls for: - ✔✔Good reading comprehension.
✔✔Identify THREE important reasons for knowing the dimensions of the aerial
apparatus you are driving. - ✔✔So you know whether it can travel under a specific
overpass.
So you don't hit any obstructions or obstacles.
So you are sure it will fit in a designated parking area.
, ✔✔An aerial apparatus is most stable when the aerial device is operated: - ✔✔Directly
over the front or rear of the vehicle.
✔✔When parked with the aerial device in its stowed position, an aerial apparatus has a:
- ✔✔Low angle operations base of stability limited to the rectangle formed at each
corner by the tires.
✔✔Identify THREE safety requirements a driver/operator should keep in mind when
responding to an aircraft incident. - ✔✔Position upwind from fire conditions or fuel
vapors.
Do not drive through pools of jet fuel.
Watch for wreckage that may flatten tires.
✔✔When performing the serpentine exercise, you: - ✔✔Should only travel in one
continuous direction.
✔✔Positioning an aerial device to access an aircraft wing is basically the same as
positioning: - ✔✔To access the roof of a building.
✔✔Identify FOUR skills demonstrated during the alley dock exercise. - ✔✔Operating
the fire apparatus safely.
Using side view mirrors
Moving the fire apparatus backward within a restricted area.
Interpreting spotter signals
✔✔Personnel must be seated and wearing their seatbelts before the aerial apparatus
begins moving in all of the following situations EXCEPT when: - ✔✔Loading the hose.
✔✔Identify THREE adverse conditions of which driver/operators need to be aware. -
✔✔
✔✔When approaching a multi-story incident, driver/operators should position the aerial
apparatus on the side of the building: - ✔✔Opposite of the fire.
✔✔One way to help ensure safety at a highway incident is to: - ✔✔turn the front wheels
away from the firefighters working the incident.
✔✔For the responder, the most dangerous type of rescue carry down an aerial ladder is
the: - ✔✔Over-the-shoulder carry.
✔✔A Stokes litter: - ✔✔can be used with aerial ladders or elevated platforms.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When checking the automatic transmission fluid driver/operators should perform a: -
✔✔Hot and cold check
✔✔For all types of apparatus, the first step when engaging the PTO is to: - ✔✔Set the
parking brake.
✔✔The driver/operator will often be required to perform: - ✔✔Service tests
✔✔When approaching an underpass or low clearance area: - ✔✔Check to see if the
underpass height is marked.
✔✔If you need to draft from a static water source, try to select the source that allows: -
✔✔Minimum amount of lift.
✔✔When positioning the aerial apparatus on a thin-skinned paves surface,
driver/operators may need to use: - ✔✔additional cribbing.
✔✔One advantage that fog streams have over solid stream is that they: - ✔✔Are better
at breaking up water for steam conversion.
✔✔A driver/operator may need to review manufacturer's operating instructions, which is
a duty that calls for: - ✔✔Good reading comprehension.
✔✔Identify THREE important reasons for knowing the dimensions of the aerial
apparatus you are driving. - ✔✔So you know whether it can travel under a specific
overpass.
So you don't hit any obstructions or obstacles.
So you are sure it will fit in a designated parking area.
, ✔✔An aerial apparatus is most stable when the aerial device is operated: - ✔✔Directly
over the front or rear of the vehicle.
✔✔When parked with the aerial device in its stowed position, an aerial apparatus has a:
- ✔✔Low angle operations base of stability limited to the rectangle formed at each
corner by the tires.
✔✔Identify THREE safety requirements a driver/operator should keep in mind when
responding to an aircraft incident. - ✔✔Position upwind from fire conditions or fuel
vapors.
Do not drive through pools of jet fuel.
Watch for wreckage that may flatten tires.
✔✔When performing the serpentine exercise, you: - ✔✔Should only travel in one
continuous direction.
✔✔Positioning an aerial device to access an aircraft wing is basically the same as
positioning: - ✔✔To access the roof of a building.
✔✔Identify FOUR skills demonstrated during the alley dock exercise. - ✔✔Operating
the fire apparatus safely.
Using side view mirrors
Moving the fire apparatus backward within a restricted area.
Interpreting spotter signals
✔✔Personnel must be seated and wearing their seatbelts before the aerial apparatus
begins moving in all of the following situations EXCEPT when: - ✔✔Loading the hose.
✔✔Identify THREE adverse conditions of which driver/operators need to be aware. -
✔✔
✔✔When approaching a multi-story incident, driver/operators should position the aerial
apparatus on the side of the building: - ✔✔Opposite of the fire.
✔✔One way to help ensure safety at a highway incident is to: - ✔✔turn the front wheels
away from the firefighters working the incident.
✔✔For the responder, the most dangerous type of rescue carry down an aerial ladder is
the: - ✔✔Over-the-shoulder carry.
✔✔A Stokes litter: - ✔✔can be used with aerial ladders or elevated platforms.
