11. • Platform leveling system
• Minimum floor area of 14 square feet
(1.3 m2
)
• Rail completely enclosing floor area
with no opening under railing greater
than 24 inches (610 mm)
• Two gates below top railing
Elevating Platform
Requirements
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12. • Kickplate at floor level (4 inches [100
mms] high)
• Drain openings
• Two operator control stations
• Backup hydraulic system
• Heat protective shield
Elevating Platform
Requirements
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13. • Protective water fog curtain nozzle
flowing at least 75 gpm (284 L/min)
• Load capacity of 750 pounds (340 kg)
when device is fully extended
• Load capacity of 500 pounds (227 kg)
when water delivery system is charged
Elevating Platform
Requirements
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14. • Water delivery system capable of
discharging at least 1,000 gpm (3 785
L/min) when aerial is in any position
• Platforms 110 feet (34 m) or shorter
should be raised to maximum elevation
and extension and rotated 90 degrees
in 150 seconds or less
Elevating Platform
Requirements
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16. • Similar to aerial ladder apparatus
except that a working platform is
attached to end of aerial ladder
• Combine safe work area with safe,
climbable aerial ladder
• Commonly range in size from 85 to 100
feet (26 m to 34 m)
Aerial Ladder Platforms
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19. DISCUSSION QUESTION
What is the main difference between
an aerial ladder platform and a
telescoping aerial platform?
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20. • Equipped with small ladder attached to
boom
• Sizes range from
75 to 100 feet
(23 m to 30 m)
Telescoping Aerial Platforms
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Courtesy of Ron Jeffers
21. • Two or more sections and are made of
box-beam construction or tubular truss-
beam construction
Telescoping Aerial Platforms
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24. • Boom sections connected by hinge; fold
and unfold like an elbow
• Benefit — Platform can go “up and
over”
• Range in height 55 to 85 feet (17 m to
26 m)
• Combination devices
Articulating Aerial Platforms
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27. • Telescoping or articulating devices
Water Towers
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Courtesy of Ron Jeffers
Courtesy of Joel Woods, Maryland Fire and Rescue institute
28. • Movement of water and control of fire
stream remotely controlled by
driver/operator from ground level
• Fire streams deployed at a range of
elevations from horizontal to 90
degrees from ground
Water Towers
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29. • Sizes range from 50 to 130 feet (15 m
to 40 m)
• Capable of maximum flows ranging
from 1,000 to 5,000 gpm (4 000 L/min
to 20 000 L/min)
• May be equipped with ladders
Water Towers
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30. Describe the features and functions of a
quint.
Learning Objective 4
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32. Criteria for a Quint
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33. • Various sizes
• Reasons for
equipping aerial
apparatus with
pumps
Quint
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34. Identify the primary features of aerial
devices.
Learning Objective 5
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35. • Must be constructed to perform safely
and properly under a wide variety of fire
and rescue emergencies
Ladder
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36. • Used to create beams of ladder
• Bars or rods that form rigid framework
• Constructed by several methods and
several materials
• Triangles add strength
• Permit tension and compression
Ladder Trusses
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45. • Provide power for operating various
hydraulic components needed to
stabilize apparatus
and operate
aerial device
Aerial Device Hydraulic
Systems
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46. • Medium by which system transmits
force
Hydraulic Fluid
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47. • Creates force on hydraulic fluid
• Powered by a power-take-off (PTO)
• May be rotary vane or rotary gear
positive-displacement
Hydraulic Pump
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48. • Supplies hydraulic fluid
• Displaced fluid flows back into reservoir
• Supplies adequate amount of fluid
• Supplemented by filters and exchange-
type oil coolers
Hydraulic Reservoir
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49. • Supply hydraulic fluid
• Steel tubing and aircraft-type, steel-
braided hose
Tubing and Hoses
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50. • Control flow of hydraulic fluid
• Start, stop, regulate, and direct flow of
fluid
• Controlled manually, electrically,
hydraulically, mechanically, or by
combination
Valves
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62. • Usually stand about 3½ feet (1.07 m)
high
• Positioned on turntable
• NFPA®
1901 requires a control station in
platforms
• Sloping panel
• Elevation, extension, and rotation lever
controls
Control Pedestals
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63. DISCUSSION QUESTION
How are the control levers
positioned on the pedestal?
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64. • Engine speed switch
• Light switch
• Hydraulic oil pressure gauge
• Hydraulic oil temperature gauge
• Extension indicators
• Stop and lock controls
• Rung alignment indicator
Other Controls and Instruments
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68. • Bed ladder systems
• Telescoping waterway systems
• Detachable ladder pipe systems
Pre-Piped Aerial
Ladder Waterway
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69. • Nontelescoping section of pipe
• Usually 3 or 3½ inches (76 or 90 mm)
diameter
• Attached underside of bed section
• Master stream nozzle attached to end
of pipe
• Solid stream nozzles
Bed Ladder Systems
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70. • Manually operated nozzles operated
from tip of retracted aerial device or
from the ground or turntable through the
use of rope
• Gear-operated mechanism for raising
and lowering fire stream
Bed Ladder Systems
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72. • Extend toward top of ladder
• Consist of three or four sections that
reduce in diameter
• Minimum internal diameter — 4 inches
(100 mm)
• Bottom end of piping connected to
additional piping through turntable
Telescoping Waterway Systems
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73. • Swivel joint allows 360 degree rotation
while flowing water
• Remote controlled fog nozzles operated
by switches located near tip of fly
section
Telescoping Waterway Systems
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75. • For aerials not equipped with pre-piped
waterway systems
• Stored on truck
• Attached only when needed
• Main components
• Designed to be clamped to top two
rungs of fly section
Detachable Ladder Pipe
Systems
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76. • Equipped with solid stream or fog
nozzle
• Controlled at tip of ladder by firefighter
• Limited to flows of less than 750 gpm (3
000 L/min)
• Supplied by single 3- or 3½-inch (77
mm or 90 mm) hoseline
Detachable Ladder Pipe
Systems
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77. • Subject to excessive side twist due to
backward thrust of solid or fog master
stream
• Should not be operated from aerial
positioned at 90 degree angle or
vertical position
Detachable Ladder Pipe
Systems
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78. DISCUSSION QUESTION
At what degree should the ladder be
placed to ensure the safest service
and optimal stream penetration of a
detachable ladder pipe?
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79. • Similar to pre-piped ladder systems;
difference - nozzle is located in platform
• Larger than aerial ladders due to
greater load capacities of platforms
• Safer than aerial ladders
• Two nozzles
• Discharge
Elevating Platform
Waterway Systems
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80. • Designed specifically for deployment of
elevated master streams
• Control of motion and nozzle from
control panel
• Water most often comes from
apparatus pump
• Equipped with number of options
Water Tower Systems
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82. • Used for firefighters at tip to
communicate with driver/operator at
turntable control station
• Consist of “hands-free”
transmitter/receiver at tip of ladder in
elevating platform and second
transmitter/receiver at turntable
Communication Systems
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83. • Have not always been required
• Required by NFPA®
1901
Communication Systems
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Photo by Ted Boothroyd
85. • Allow one or more firefighters operating
at tip to breath clean air without need to
don SCBA
• Components
• Not required by NFPA®
1901, does
contain requirements
Breathing Air Systems
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87. • Power floodlights
and other electrical
tools & equipment
• Portable generators
• Vehicle-mounted
generators
Electric Power
Generation Equipment
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Photo by Pat McAuliff
88. • Portable lights
• Fixed lights
Scene Lighting
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Photo by Pat McAuliff
Photo by Pat McAuliff
89. • Electrical power cords
• Junction boxes
• Adapters
Power Distribution Equipment
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Photo by Pat McAuliff
Photo by Ted Boothroyd
Photo by Ted Boothroyd
91. DISCUSSION QUESTION
What are the most common types of
hydraulic powered tools?
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92. • Primary tools used in extrication
situations
• Receive power from hydraulic fluid
supplied hoses from a pump
Hydraulic Extrication
Tool Systems
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93. Describe the portable equipment
carried on aerial apparatus.
Learning Objective 11
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94. • Used when aerial ladder can’t reach,
additional ladders are needed, or only
ground ladders are needed
• Include — Attic, roof, and extension
ladders
• Extension ladder 40 feet (12 m) or
longer
Ground Ladders
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102. Summary
• It is important that aerial apparatus
driver/operators understand the various
varieties of apparatus they may be
required to operate.
• The aerial apparatus driver/operator
should be familiar with the entire
apparatus and its operation.
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103. • The driver/operator should know his/her
equipment, its proper operation, and
regular equipment maintenance based
on manufacturer’s recommendations.
Summary
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104. Review Questions
1. What are the main uses of
aerial ladders?
2. How do aerial ladder platforms
operate?
3. What is a water tower?
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105. Review Questions
4. To what three main portions of
an aerial ladder do firefighters and
driver/operators commonly refer?
5. What is the purpose of an
auxiliary hydraulic pump?
6. What controls and instruments may
be located on the control pedestal?
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106. 7. What is the purpose of a fixed
breathing air system?
8. What advantages and disadvantages
are presented by inverters?
9. What ventilation equipment may be
required on an aerial apparatus?
Review Questions
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