Aerial Ladder Testing

Aerial devices should be tested annually or if the aerial device has been damaged or significantly repaired.

Aerial ladder testing is performed by a certified mechanical engineering staff.

Fire apparatus equipped with an aerial ladder, elevating platform, or water tower, and their associated systems, shall be inspected and tested in accordance with NFPA 1911, Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus, 2007 Edition, Chapter 19.

The aerial device and its associated systems shall be maintained in accordance with the aerial device manufacturer’s recommendations.

AERIAL LADDER TESTING