AERIAL APPARATUS CDC UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When positioning, aerial apparatus driver/operator should avoid - ✔✔Avoid long
extensions at low angles.
✔✔Positioning near a railroad, keep the apparatus.. - ✔✔Keep at least 25 feet away.
✔✔In constant pressure relays, the source pumper and all relay apparatus should -
✔✔Pump water at a constant 175 PSI using a single hose size
✔✔When parked, the aerial device in its stowed position, the apparatus has a.. -
✔✔base of stability limited to the rectangle formed at each corner by the tires.
✔✔When positioning on lateral uneven terrain, it is recommended that the -
✔✔stabilizers on the uphill side of the vehicle be lowered first.
✔✔When working with parapet-style roofs, the most effective aerial device for rescues
may be - ✔✔three-section articulating device.
✔✔When protecting exposures using solid stream - ✔✔never direct elevated streams
into natural ventilation openings.
✔✔To minimize the risk to responders, nozzles on detachable waterways should be
operated - ✔✔with ropes attached to the nozzle.
✔✔Two statements about foam streams operated from elevated master streams - ✔✔1.
Nonaerated foam has fast knock-down but doesn't form a blanket over the fuel.
2. One acceptable foam concentrate is AFFF.
, ✔✔To provide electric power to multiple connections, aerial apparatus driver/operator
should use - ✔✔Junction Boxes
✔✔Periodic Tests should include - ✔✔Instruments and Gauges
✔✔When working near overhead lines, you should try to maintain a distance of at least
- ✔✔10 feet of distance from these items.
✔✔When drafting from a static water source, try to select the source that allows -
✔✔Minimum amount of lift
✔✔Two features that provide automatic locking capabilities - ✔✔Holding Valves and
Interlock
✔✔The apparatus may have steering system problems if the steering wheel can be
rotated (without moving the front tires) - ✔✔More than 10 degrees of movement.
✔✔What is the primary function of the auxiliary hydraulic pump on an aerial apparatus?
- ✔✔It should be used to bed the aerial device after a main system failure occures.
✔✔The first step of the tank-to-pump flow rate test is to - ✔✔overflow the water tank.
✔✔The service test that checks for leaks in various devices - ✔✔The vacuum test
✔✔The best position for an aerial device when it is being raised to a victim -
✔✔Perpindicular to the victim (under)
✔✔Tracking engine performance over time requires data collected in what? -
✔✔Collected in fuel, oil, and mileage record.
✔✔Service Tests are conducted by - ✔✔Done by technicians assisted by the
driver/operator.
✔✔Type of water delivery system on an aerial device specifically designed for the
deployment of ELEVATED master streams is a - ✔✔Elevating water tower system
(delivery)
✔✔Which type of pre-piped waterway system can be found on most new aerial ladders?
- ✔✔Telescoping waterway (pre-piped)
✔✔Relay apparatus may discharge air when a line is being charged with water through
- ✔✔A bleeder valve
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When positioning, aerial apparatus driver/operator should avoid - ✔✔Avoid long
extensions at low angles.
✔✔Positioning near a railroad, keep the apparatus.. - ✔✔Keep at least 25 feet away.
✔✔In constant pressure relays, the source pumper and all relay apparatus should -
✔✔Pump water at a constant 175 PSI using a single hose size
✔✔When parked, the aerial device in its stowed position, the apparatus has a.. -
✔✔base of stability limited to the rectangle formed at each corner by the tires.
✔✔When positioning on lateral uneven terrain, it is recommended that the -
✔✔stabilizers on the uphill side of the vehicle be lowered first.
✔✔When working with parapet-style roofs, the most effective aerial device for rescues
may be - ✔✔three-section articulating device.
✔✔When protecting exposures using solid stream - ✔✔never direct elevated streams
into natural ventilation openings.
✔✔To minimize the risk to responders, nozzles on detachable waterways should be
operated - ✔✔with ropes attached to the nozzle.
✔✔Two statements about foam streams operated from elevated master streams - ✔✔1.
Nonaerated foam has fast knock-down but doesn't form a blanket over the fuel.
2. One acceptable foam concentrate is AFFF.
, ✔✔To provide electric power to multiple connections, aerial apparatus driver/operator
should use - ✔✔Junction Boxes
✔✔Periodic Tests should include - ✔✔Instruments and Gauges
✔✔When working near overhead lines, you should try to maintain a distance of at least
- ✔✔10 feet of distance from these items.
✔✔When drafting from a static water source, try to select the source that allows -
✔✔Minimum amount of lift
✔✔Two features that provide automatic locking capabilities - ✔✔Holding Valves and
Interlock
✔✔The apparatus may have steering system problems if the steering wheel can be
rotated (without moving the front tires) - ✔✔More than 10 degrees of movement.
✔✔What is the primary function of the auxiliary hydraulic pump on an aerial apparatus?
- ✔✔It should be used to bed the aerial device after a main system failure occures.
✔✔The first step of the tank-to-pump flow rate test is to - ✔✔overflow the water tank.
✔✔The service test that checks for leaks in various devices - ✔✔The vacuum test
✔✔The best position for an aerial device when it is being raised to a victim -
✔✔Perpindicular to the victim (under)
✔✔Tracking engine performance over time requires data collected in what? -
✔✔Collected in fuel, oil, and mileage record.
✔✔Service Tests are conducted by - ✔✔Done by technicians assisted by the
driver/operator.
✔✔Type of water delivery system on an aerial device specifically designed for the
deployment of ELEVATED master streams is a - ✔✔Elevating water tower system
(delivery)
✔✔Which type of pre-piped waterway system can be found on most new aerial ladders?
- ✔✔Telescoping waterway (pre-piped)
✔✔Relay apparatus may discharge air when a line is being charged with water through
- ✔✔A bleeder valve
