AERIAL APPARATUS DRIVER / OPERATOR HANDBOOK, 1st ed., IFSTA, 2000
This first edition of the Aerial Apparatus Driver/ Operator Handbook is designed to educate the driver/operators responsible for operating fire apparatus equipped with aerial devices. These include aerial ladders, aerial ladder platforms, articulating elevating platforms, telescoping elevating platforms, and water towers.
It includes the information necessary to meet the job performance requirements of NFPA 1002, Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Professional Qualifications, Chapters 1, 2,4, and 5.
The operation of apparatus equipped with fire pumps is covered in IFSTA's Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook.
The operation of aerial devices requires specialized training in a variety of areas. These include vehicle operation, vehicle stabilization, aerial device deployment and utilization, maintenance and testing, and specifications of new apparatus.
The purpose of this manual is to present general principles of aerial device operation, with application of those principles wherever feasible. It is also intended to guide the driver/operator in the proper operation and care of the apparatus.
This manual covers an overview of the qualities and skills needed by the driver/operator, safe driving techniques, types of aerial apparatus, positioning of the aerial apparatus, vehicle stabilization, the operation of telescoping and articulating aerial devices, fire fighting tactics as they apply to the use of aerial devices, and apparatus maintenance and testing.
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