AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS CDC
MAIN TEST WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
When vlowering vthe vaerial vdevice vtit vhe vtarget, vthe vdriver/operator vshould vmake
vsure v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vaerial vdevide vis vpositikned v4 vto v6 vinches vabove
vthe vtarget
To vensure vthat vaerial vdriver/operator vare vprepared vto vperform vlifts, vbends, vand
vother vstrenuous vactivities, vthey vmust vobtain va vperiodic vexamination vin
vaccordance vwith v- v vcorrect vanswer- vNFPA v1500
Identify vthis vaerial vapparatus v- v vcorrect vanswer- vWater vtower
Match veach vaerial vapparatus vsystem vwith vits vdescription v- v vcorrect vanswer-
vHydraulic vsystem: v4 v
Communication vsystem: v6
Cable vsystem: v2
Water vdelivery vsystem: v1 v
Breathing vsystem: v5
Mounted vspecial vsystem: v1
A vladder's vfly vsection vis vbest vdescribed vas vthe v- v vcorrect vanswer- vSecond vand
vsubsequent vsections vthat vextend vbeyond vthe vbase vor vbed vsection
Match vthe vfollowing v- v vcorrect vanswer- vHydraulic vsystem: v4
Cables, vslides, vand vrollers: v5
,Turntable: v1
Control vpedestal: v2
Stabilizers: v3
Identify vthe vTHREE vtypes vof vground vladders van vaerial vapparatus vmust vhave v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vExtension vladders, vFolding vladders, vand vRoof vladders
Identify vthe vFOUR vbasic vcategories vof vaerial vapparatus v- v vcorrect vanswer-
vAerial vladder vapparatus, velevating vplatform vapparatus, vwater vtowers, vquints
The vmost vimportant vcriteria vfor vdetermining vwho vwill vbecome va vdriver/operator
vshould vbe v- v vcorrect vanswer- vSkill vand vability vwith vthe vfire vfighting vapparatus
A vwater vtower vis vbest vdescribed vas va v- v vcorrect vanswer- vTelescoping vor
varticulating vaerial vdevice vwhose vprimary vfunction vis vto vdeploy van velevated
vmaster vstream
The vsledgehammer vcarried von vthe vaerial vapparatus vis van vexample vof v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vForcible ventry vequipment
Driver/operator vmust vbe vcapable vof v- v vcorrect vanswer- vPerforming vrigorous
vactivities vwhile vsetting vup vthe vaerial vapparatus
Fixed vbreathing vair vsystem v- v vcorrect vanswer- vAllow vfirefighters vto vbreath vclean
vair vwithout vdonning va vSCBA
Match vthe vtype vof velevating vplatform vapparatus vto vits vdescription v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vAerial vladder: vC
Telescoping vAerial vplatform: vA
Articulating vplatform: vB
*says vit's vwrong vbut vit's vright
Where vwould vyou vfind vlevers von vthe vaerial vapparatus vthat vcontrol vextension,
vrotation, velevation v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vcontrol vpedestal
You vcan vreduce vwear, vdamage, vand vmaintenance vof vyour vaerial vapparatus vby v-
v vcorrect vanswer- v?
Aerial vapparatus vdriver/operator vare vsubjects vto vall vstatues, vlaw, vand vordinances
vthat vgovern vany vvehicle voperator, vsuch vas v- v vcorrect vanswer- vObeying vall
vtraffic vsignals
Headlights vshould vbe vturned von v- v vcorrect vanswer- vWhile vresponding
Traveling vat vhigh vspeeds von va vcurvy vroad vmay vcause van vaerial vapparatus vto v-
v vcorrect vanswer- vLeave vthe vroad vsurface vand vroll vover
Determine vif vthe vgauges vin van vaerial vapparatus vare vfunctioning vproperly vby v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vStarting vthe vengine vand vmaking vsure vthat vthe vgauges vmove
vinto vtheir vnormal voperative vranges
, The vtotal vstopping vdistance v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vsum vif vthe vdriver/operator's
vreaction vdistance vand vthe vaerial vapparatus vbraking vdistance
An vaerial vapparatus vshould vbe vstarted vwith vall velectrical vswitches vin vthe vOFF
vposition vin vorder vto v- v vcorrect vanswer- vStart vthe vengine vwithout va vload.
During va vfunctional vtest vof vthe vbrake vsystems, vthe vapparatus vshould v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vBrake vevenly, vwithout vpulling vto vinside vor vthe vother
Select vthe vTRUE vstatement vabout vcleaning van vaerial vapparatus v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vA vclean vapparatus vis vgood vfor vpublic vrelations
Which vtype vof vpre-piped vwaterway vsystem vcan vbe vfound von vmost vnew vaerial
vladders? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vTelescoping vwaterway v(pre-piped)
Which vhydraulic vdevice vis vused vto vkeep vthe vaerial vapparatus vfrom vleaning vor
vtipping vover vwhen vthe vaerial vdevice vis velevated v- v vcorrect vanswer- vStabilizing
vcylinders
To vprovide velectric vpower vto vportable vequipment, vaerial vapparatus
vdriver/operators vshould vuse v- v vcorrect vanswer- vElectric vpower vchords.
Identify vtwo vADVANTAGES vof vinverters von vaerial vapparatus v- v vcorrect vanswer-
v?
Identify vthe vdetachable vladder vpipe vsystem v- v vcorrect vanswer- vB
In vmany vcases, vthe vdriver/operator vwill vbe vable vto vperform vthe voperational
vinspection v- v vcorrect vanswer- vOn vthe vfront vapron vof vthe vfire vstation.
If vthe vaerial vdevice vis vequipped vwith vManuel vlock vpins: v- v vcorrect vanswer-
vCheck vthat vthey vare vpresent vand vsufficiently vsecured
Select vthe vTRUE vstatement vabout vvisual vinspections vof van vaerial vdevice v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vEach vfire vagency vshould vhave vits vown vpolicy vthat vdictates vthe
vscope vand vfrequency vof vthe vvisual vinspection vperformed vby vthe vdriver/operator
When vinspecting vequipment vattach vthe vend vof vthe vAerial vdevice vfly vsection v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vCheck vfor vthe vpresence, vdamage, vand vsecurity vof vitems vsuch
vas vaxes von vPike vpoles
Service vtests vare vconducted v- v vcorrect vanswer- vBy vtechnicians vassisted vby vthe
vdriver voperator.
Select va vpiece vof vequipment vused vto vverify van vengine vspeed v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vTachometer
The vfirst vstep vof vthe vtank-to-pump vflow vrate vtest vis vto v- v vcorrect vanswer-
voverflow vthe vwater vtank
MAIN TEST WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
When vlowering vthe vaerial vdevice vtit vhe vtarget, vthe vdriver/operator vshould vmake
vsure v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vaerial vdevide vis vpositikned v4 vto v6 vinches vabove
vthe vtarget
To vensure vthat vaerial vdriver/operator vare vprepared vto vperform vlifts, vbends, vand
vother vstrenuous vactivities, vthey vmust vobtain va vperiodic vexamination vin
vaccordance vwith v- v vcorrect vanswer- vNFPA v1500
Identify vthis vaerial vapparatus v- v vcorrect vanswer- vWater vtower
Match veach vaerial vapparatus vsystem vwith vits vdescription v- v vcorrect vanswer-
vHydraulic vsystem: v4 v
Communication vsystem: v6
Cable vsystem: v2
Water vdelivery vsystem: v1 v
Breathing vsystem: v5
Mounted vspecial vsystem: v1
A vladder's vfly vsection vis vbest vdescribed vas vthe v- v vcorrect vanswer- vSecond vand
vsubsequent vsections vthat vextend vbeyond vthe vbase vor vbed vsection
Match vthe vfollowing v- v vcorrect vanswer- vHydraulic vsystem: v4
Cables, vslides, vand vrollers: v5
,Turntable: v1
Control vpedestal: v2
Stabilizers: v3
Identify vthe vTHREE vtypes vof vground vladders van vaerial vapparatus vmust vhave v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vExtension vladders, vFolding vladders, vand vRoof vladders
Identify vthe vFOUR vbasic vcategories vof vaerial vapparatus v- v vcorrect vanswer-
vAerial vladder vapparatus, velevating vplatform vapparatus, vwater vtowers, vquints
The vmost vimportant vcriteria vfor vdetermining vwho vwill vbecome va vdriver/operator
vshould vbe v- v vcorrect vanswer- vSkill vand vability vwith vthe vfire vfighting vapparatus
A vwater vtower vis vbest vdescribed vas va v- v vcorrect vanswer- vTelescoping vor
varticulating vaerial vdevice vwhose vprimary vfunction vis vto vdeploy van velevated
vmaster vstream
The vsledgehammer vcarried von vthe vaerial vapparatus vis van vexample vof v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vForcible ventry vequipment
Driver/operator vmust vbe vcapable vof v- v vcorrect vanswer- vPerforming vrigorous
vactivities vwhile vsetting vup vthe vaerial vapparatus
Fixed vbreathing vair vsystem v- v vcorrect vanswer- vAllow vfirefighters vto vbreath vclean
vair vwithout vdonning va vSCBA
Match vthe vtype vof velevating vplatform vapparatus vto vits vdescription v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vAerial vladder: vC
Telescoping vAerial vplatform: vA
Articulating vplatform: vB
*says vit's vwrong vbut vit's vright
Where vwould vyou vfind vlevers von vthe vaerial vapparatus vthat vcontrol vextension,
vrotation, velevation v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vcontrol vpedestal
You vcan vreduce vwear, vdamage, vand vmaintenance vof vyour vaerial vapparatus vby v-
v vcorrect vanswer- v?
Aerial vapparatus vdriver/operator vare vsubjects vto vall vstatues, vlaw, vand vordinances
vthat vgovern vany vvehicle voperator, vsuch vas v- v vcorrect vanswer- vObeying vall
vtraffic vsignals
Headlights vshould vbe vturned von v- v vcorrect vanswer- vWhile vresponding
Traveling vat vhigh vspeeds von va vcurvy vroad vmay vcause van vaerial vapparatus vto v-
v vcorrect vanswer- vLeave vthe vroad vsurface vand vroll vover
Determine vif vthe vgauges vin van vaerial vapparatus vare vfunctioning vproperly vby v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vStarting vthe vengine vand vmaking vsure vthat vthe vgauges vmove
vinto vtheir vnormal voperative vranges
, The vtotal vstopping vdistance v- v vcorrect vanswer- vThe vsum vif vthe vdriver/operator's
vreaction vdistance vand vthe vaerial vapparatus vbraking vdistance
An vaerial vapparatus vshould vbe vstarted vwith vall velectrical vswitches vin vthe vOFF
vposition vin vorder vto v- v vcorrect vanswer- vStart vthe vengine vwithout va vload.
During va vfunctional vtest vof vthe vbrake vsystems, vthe vapparatus vshould v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vBrake vevenly, vwithout vpulling vto vinside vor vthe vother
Select vthe vTRUE vstatement vabout vcleaning van vaerial vapparatus v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vA vclean vapparatus vis vgood vfor vpublic vrelations
Which vtype vof vpre-piped vwaterway vsystem vcan vbe vfound von vmost vnew vaerial
vladders? v- v vcorrect vanswer- vTelescoping vwaterway v(pre-piped)
Which vhydraulic vdevice vis vused vto vkeep vthe vaerial vapparatus vfrom vleaning vor
vtipping vover vwhen vthe vaerial vdevice vis velevated v- v vcorrect vanswer- vStabilizing
vcylinders
To vprovide velectric vpower vto vportable vequipment, vaerial vapparatus
vdriver/operators vshould vuse v- v vcorrect vanswer- vElectric vpower vchords.
Identify vtwo vADVANTAGES vof vinverters von vaerial vapparatus v- v vcorrect vanswer-
v?
Identify vthe vdetachable vladder vpipe vsystem v- v vcorrect vanswer- vB
In vmany vcases, vthe vdriver/operator vwill vbe vable vto vperform vthe voperational
vinspection v- v vcorrect vanswer- vOn vthe vfront vapron vof vthe vfire vstation.
If vthe vaerial vdevice vis vequipped vwith vManuel vlock vpins: v- v vcorrect vanswer-
vCheck vthat vthey vare vpresent vand vsufficiently vsecured
Select vthe vTRUE vstatement vabout vvisual vinspections vof van vaerial vdevice v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vEach vfire vagency vshould vhave vits vown vpolicy vthat vdictates vthe
vscope vand vfrequency vof vthe vvisual vinspection vperformed vby vthe vdriver/operator
When vinspecting vequipment vattach vthe vend vof vthe vAerial vdevice vfly vsection v- v
vcorrect vanswer- vCheck vfor vthe vpresence, vdamage, vand vsecurity vof vitems vsuch
vas vaxes von vPike vpoles
Service vtests vare vconducted v- v vcorrect vanswer- vBy vtechnicians vassisted vby vthe
vdriver voperator.
Select va vpiece vof vequipment vused vto vverify van vengine vspeed v- v vcorrect
vanswer- vTachometer
The vfirst vstep vof vthe vtank-to-pump vflow vrate vtest vis vto v- v vcorrect vanswer-
voverflow vthe vwater vtank
