Ground Ladders (9th Edition)-Chapter 1 Definitions Test #1

Ground Ladders (9th Edition) Chapter 1 Definitions Test #1 19 questions Enter the correct answer in the Drop-Down boxes. When all answers have been supplied click on the "GRADE TEST" button below to check on the correctness of your answers.
1) Metal safety plates or spikes attached to the butt end of ground ladder beams.
2) Positioning of different width ladders, one partially within another, for storage on apparatus.
3) A piece of metal extending from the tip of pompier ladders to facilitate hooking into a window or onto a ledge.
4) Step portion of a ladder running from beam to beam.
5) Length marked on the ladder.
6) One-section ladder. Synonymous with Single Ladder.
7) Serial number placed on each ground ladder by the manufacturer.
8) Beams consisting of one tensile chord, one compression chord, and truss blocks or spaces between the two.
9) Total length of an extension ladder with all sections fully extended and pawls engaged.
10) Extension ladder with the fly section(s) fully retracted.
11) Large extension ladder that requires tormentor poles to steady the ladder as it is raised and lowered. Also called Bangor Ladder.
12) Poles attached to long extension ladders to assist in raising and steadying the ladder. Some poles are permanently attached, and some are removable. Synonymous with Tormentor Poles.
13) Ladders specifically designed for fire service use that are not mechanically or physically attached permanently to fire apparatus and do not require mechanical power from the apparatus for ladder use or operation.
14) Opening in the roof or ceiling providing access to the roof or attic.
15) Distance between the inside edge of one beam and the inside edge of the opposite beam.
16) Length of a non-self-supporting ladder measured along the beams from the butt to the point of bearing at the top.
17) Bottom section of an extension ladder.
18) Straight ladder with folding hooks at the top end. The hooks anchor the ladder over the roof ridge.
19) Dimension from the outside surface of one ladder beam to the outside surface of the opposite ladder beam or the widest point of a ladder including staypoles when provided, whichever is greater.

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Ground Ladders (9th Edition)
Chapter 1 Definitions Test #1
19 questions

Enter the correct answer in the Drop-Down boxes. When all answers have been supplied click on the "GRADE TEST" button below to check on the correctness of your answers.

1) Metal safety plates or spikes attached to the butt end of ground ladder beams.

2) Positioning of different width ladders, one partially within another, for storage on apparatus.

3) A piece of metal extending from the tip of pompier ladders to facilitate hooking into a window or onto a ledge.

4) Step portion of a ladder running from beam to beam.

5) Length marked on the ladder.

6) One-section ladder. Synonymous with Single Ladder.

7) Serial number placed on each ground ladder by the manufacturer.

8) Beams consisting of one tensile chord, one compression chord, and truss blocks or spaces between the two.

9) Total length of an extension ladder with all sections fully extended and pawls engaged.

10) Extension ladder with the fly section(s) fully retracted.

11) Large extension ladder that requires tormentor poles to steady the ladder as it is raised and lowered. Also called Bangor Ladder.

12) Poles attached to long extension ladders to assist in raising and steadying the ladder. Some poles are permanently attached, and some are removable. Synonymous with Tormentor Poles.

13) Ladders specifically designed for fire service use that are not mechanically or physically attached permanently to fire apparatus and do not require mechanical power from the apparatus for ladder use or operation.

14) Opening in the roof or ceiling providing access to the roof or attic.

15) Distance between the inside edge of one beam and the inside edge of the opposite beam.

16) Length of a non-self-supporting ladder measured along the beams from the butt to the point of bearing at the top.

17) Bottom section of an extension ladder.

18) Straight ladder with folding hooks at the top end. The hooks anchor the ladder over the roof ridge.

19) Dimension from the outside surface of one ladder beam to the outside surface of the opposite ladder beam or the widest point of a ladder including staypoles when provided, whichever is greater.

Ground Ladders (9th Edition) Chapter 1 Definitions Test #1 19 questions

Enter the correct answer in the Drop-Down boxes. When all answers have been supplied click on the "GRADE TEST" button below to check on the correctness of your answers.

1) Metal safety plates or spikes attached to the butt end of ground ladder beams.

2) Positioning of different width ladders, one partially within another, for storage on apparatus.

3) A piece of metal extending from the tip of pompier ladders to facilitate hooking into a window or onto a ledge.

4) Step portion of a ladder running from beam to beam.

5) Length marked on the ladder.

6) One-section ladder. Synonymous with Single Ladder.

7) Serial number placed on each ground ladder by the manufacturer.

8) Beams consisting of one tensile chord, one compression chord, and truss blocks or spaces between the two.

9) Total length of an extension ladder with all sections fully extended and pawls engaged.

10) Extension ladder with the fly section(s) fully retracted.

11) Large extension ladder that requires tormentor poles to steady the ladder as it is raised and lowered. Also called Bangor Ladder.

12) Poles attached to long extension ladders to assist in raising and steadying the ladder. Some poles are permanently attached, and some are removable. Synonymous with Tormentor Poles.

13) Ladders specifically designed for fire service use that are not mechanically or physically attached permanently to fire apparatus and do not require mechanical power from the apparatus for ladder use or operation.

14) Opening in the roof or ceiling providing access to the roof or attic.

15) Distance between the inside edge of one beam and the inside edge of the opposite beam.

16) Length of a non-self-supporting ladder measured along the beams from the butt to the point of bearing at the top.

17) Bottom section of an extension ladder.

18) Straight ladder with folding hooks at the top end. The hooks anchor the ladder over the roof ridge.

19) Dimension from the outside surface of one ladder beam to the outside surface of the opposite ladder beam or the widest point of a ladder including staypoles when provided, whichever is greater.

Ground Ladders (9th Edition)
Chapter 1 Definitions Test #1
19 questions