DOD Driver Operator Aerial Final Exam Guide: Practice Questions & Study Tips

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DOD DRIVER / OPERATOR AERIAL FINAL EXAM

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Aerial ladders are primarily used for? .....Answer.......Ventilation,

rescue, elevated master stream application, and gaining access

to upper levels of an emergency scene.


Identify the three types of ground ladders an aerial apparatus

MUST have? .....Answer.......Extension ladders, Folding ladders,

and Roof ladders


Characteristics of an aerial apparatus can be compared to ___

.....Answer.......an individual personality ---- each apparatus may

perform, react, and handle differently.

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The most important criteria for determining who will become a

diver/operator should be .....Answer.......Skill and ability with fire

fighting apparatus


Fixed breathing air systems allow what

.....Answer.......Firefighters to breathe clean air without donning

SCBA


Includes the pre-piped aerial ladder waterway, detachable

ladder pipe system, elevating waterway system, and the water

tower system .....Answer.......water delivery system


Extends the third, fourth, and fifth sections of the aerial device

.....Answer.......cable system


Includes the electrical power generation equipment, scene

lighting, and hydraulic extrication tool systems

.....Answer.......mounted special system

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Provides power for operating the various components needed to

stabilize the apparatus and extend the aerial device

.....Answer.......Hydraulic system


Allows one or more firefighters operating at the tip of the aerial

device to breathe clean air without donning a SCBA

.....Answer.......Breathing system


Permits firefighters at the tip of the aerial device to

communicate with the driver/operator at the turntable control

station .....Answer.......Communication system


The two most common materials for construction of aerial ladders

are? .....Answer.......heat-treated aluminum alloy and steel.


A ladder's fly section is best described as _______ ?

.....Answer.......The second and subsequent sections that extend

beyond the base or bed section.