Ladder-Company Equipment
Here's a list of the items ISO considers when evaluating a ladder company. The table gives the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) credit points available for each item. The equipment listed here is in addition to the needed service-company equipment. You may substitute equivalent equipment for some of the items listed
in the FSRS. See the FSRS Equivalency List for details.
| Equipment |
Needed |
Points
Credit/Unit
|
Total Points |
| Ladder |
| 16-ft. roof |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| 20-ft. roof |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| 28-ft. extension |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| 35-ft. extension |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| 40-ft. extension |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Elevated stream device* |
1 |
100 |
100 |
| Aerial ladder/elevating platform* |
1 |
200 |
200 |
| Annual tests (see Table C) |
1 |
50 |
50 |
| Total: |
450 |
*Of sufficient height to reach the roof of any building or 100 feet, whichever is less. ISO prorates the credit if existing equipment has insufficient reach.
Table C
Aerial Ladder/Elevating Platform Tests |
Average Interval between
3 Most Recent Tests |
Maximum Points Credit |
| 1 year |
50 |
| 2 years |
37 |
| 3 years |
25 |
| 4 years |
12 |
| 5 years |
0 |
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NFPA Standard 1914, Testing Fire Department Aerial Devices, describes tests for aerial ladder and elevating platforms.
Note: If there are no records of tests, ISO will reduce the applicable points credit by 20% for Table C.
For information on how adding certain pieces of equipment will affect your community's preliminary FSRS score, see ISO’s relative-value
tables.
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