Both Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook (in Print) and Study Guide (on CD-ROM). * Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook - While technology has brought a great amount of change to the fireservice in recent years, one thing has not changed. The trucks stillcannot extinguish fires by themselves. Competent, well-traineddriver/operators, fire officers, and truck company members areessential for the optimum use of the aerial apparatus. Thedriver/operator must be thoroughly versed in the proper operation ofthe vehicle and the aerial device, the proper positioning of thevehicle, and the care and maintenance of the vehicle and its equipment.The fire officer and the truck company members must be prepared toperform any of the common truck company functions, including search andrescue, ventilation, salvage, forcible entry, exposure protection, andelevated master stream operations.This first edition of the Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook isdesigned to educate the driver/operators responsible for operating fireapparatus equipped with aerial devices. These include aerial ladders,aerial ladder platforms, articulating elevating platforms, telescopingelevating platforms, and water towers. * Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook Study Guide on CD-ROM - These easy-to-use multimedia learning systems are modern, electronicversions of IFSTA's classic printed study guides. They allow theindividual student to proceed through the questions in any order, findout immediately whether their answer is right or wrong and be referredto the source for the correct answer, if necessary. Most questions arein the multiple-choice format that is utilized by civil service andcertification examinations. The program also tracks the results of eachsession as a record of progress. Each time the student goes through theprogram, the questions are rearranged randomly so each session has adifferent look.
System Requirements:
Windows® 95 and later, Windows® NT 4.0, Pentium Processor, 32 MB RAM,17 MB Hard Disk Space, 16 bit High Color Display (minimum), CD-ROMDrive, Sound Card. In order for the program to operate on the user'scomputer, the CD must be inserted into the CD-ROM drive forverification.
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