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FirefightersLadder inspection: An extension ladder
An extension ladder. With a straight, extension or roof ladder, a brush, water, lubricant and an assignment, you clean and check a fire service ladder so it is maintained as the manufacturer or the department says, the maintenance is recorded and the ladder is left ready or reported. It is station 4-21 of Ohio's Firefighter I practical exam (NFPA 1001 4.5.1).
Free to startThis scenario
- An extension ladder.
The steps
- Remove the dirt with water and a soft-bristle brush, using solvents for tar, oil or grease, and wipe it dry.
- Check the lubrication of the moving parts, if present.
- Check the heat sensor label for signs of heat exposure.
- Check the rungs: tight and not deformed.
- Check the welds, bolts and rivets: tight and without defects.
- Check the beams for deformation.
- Check that the pawl assemblies move freely, if present.
- Check the halyard for fraying, kinking, snugness and free movement, if present.
- Check that the pulleys turn freely, if present.
- Check that the ladder guides let the fly section move freely, if present.
- Complete an inspection report.
- No unsafe act during the evaluation.
To pass
- All 7 steps for a straight ladder, all 8 for a roof ladder or all 12 for an extension ladder.
- NFPA 1932 is the reference, and an inspection form approved by the program is given to the candidate.
- The evaluator can stop the station at any time for an unsafe act.
Official source
State · Ohio EMS 5919
Firefighter I Practical Examination Skill Sheets (EMS 5919)
Ohio publishes every Firefighter I skill sheet free: the steps, the critical points and the minimum to pass.
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