104.03 Structure Fire - High Rise (week 6) Flashcards
Operational plan shall consist of 5 basic points:
- Determine the fire floor
- Verify the fire floor
- Control the occupants
- Control the building systems
- Confine and extinguish the fire
With every IDLH situation a what must be established?
RIC
Lobby Control (Command consideration)
- Elevator
- Fire Pump
- Alarm Panel
- Building Access
- Stairwell Support
Search and Evacuation (command considerations)
- Prioritize search and evacuations needs:
- Fire floor
- Floor(s) above the fire
- Floor(s) below the fire
- Shelter in place if applicable
Staging (command consideration)
- Identify staging area - 2 floors below fire if possible
- Area for firefighters to rehab, change SCBA bottles
- Stand by for assignment
Base (command considerations)
Area designated for parking of apparatus
Medical (command considerations)
Area designated for medical services, firefighters and occupants
Safety (command consideration)
- Identify safety officer(s)
- A safety group may need to be identified at multiple alarm fires
Logistics and planning (command considerations)
Command post functions - anticipating resources (personnel, equipment, etc.)
Air and light support
Anticipate need for filling of SCBA bottles and personnel needed to shuttle bottles from filling location to staging area
First arriving officer shall initiate ___________ and determine if a _______ __________ exists by:
Command
Fire emergency
Observing building
Checking for outward signs of fire
Checking alarm panel
And/or interviewing occupants
When the size up indicates the possibility of a fire in a high rise, command shall request a __________ ________, and identify a _______ ________ _________.
Second alarm
Base area location
Command shall consider transferring command to a _______ ________ or the _______ _________ ________ _____ so they can accompanying his/her crew for initial fire attack
Chief officer
Second arriving suppression unit
Fire attack fire floor
-Size up
-Establish or transfer command
-Form a six person fire attack with next arriving unit prior to ascending to the fire floor
-Operate initial attack line
Inside truck fire floor
- forcible entry
- primary search and rescue
-assist fire attack
Inside truck floor above
- forcible entry
- primary search and rescue
- assist fire attack
Fire attack floor above
- joins with inside truck floor above
- check for extension to floor above
- operate attack line if needed
Water supply
- locate, hook up, and pump water to the fire protection system
- once connection is made, officer and firefighter report to command
RIC
Prep lab for firefighter rescue
Report to staging
Lobby control
Control elevators
Check fire pump
Check fire alarm
Establish a resource area for extra equipment
Utilize building communication system if possible
Staging
-report to command to confirm location of staging
-go to staging and set up for rehab and track personnel
Assistant safety officer
Safety officer operating on the fire floor.
Command
Operates incident command system
Maintains accountability
Unless otherwise directed by __________, units shall report to the _______ area
Command
Base
First unit which arrives at the base shall be the ________ ________ and shall advise ___________ by radio of what _______ has established base
Base officer
Command
Unit
Arriving units at base shall report to the ______ _______ and give their _______ _________ to the _______ _________
Base officer
Unit passports
Base officer
There are _____ ______ associated with firefighters service control
2 phases
Phase 1 for elevator control
When the system has been activated to recall the elevators to the lobby level
Phase 2 elevator control
When the fire department has taken possession and operates the elevator
Firefighters service control is activated with the what?
Fire service control key
Once the fire service key switch is turned _____ the key may be _________
ON
Removed
Elevators must be equipped with a __________ ________ _________ to be used for fire attack
Firefighter override system
If fire is on the____ floor or below, elevators _________ ______ be used for initial fire attack
7th
SHALL NOT
If the fire is on the ______ floor or above, elevators may be used at the ________ of the __________ _________
8th
Discretion
Company officer
Company officer can use the elevators under his discretion under the following conditions:
- An (ECF) Elevator Control Firefighter shall be assigned
- Personnel shall go no higher than 2 floors below the fire
- All personnel in elevator shall have SCBA with tank valve on and face piece in place.
- Multiple lighting sources
- A pressurized water extinguisher shall be kept in elevator
- No more than 7 personnel per elevator car.
If elevators are the chosen method of reaching the fire area, the elevator shall be placed in ________ __ and the ________ tested by going up ______ floor to ensure that the ________ _________ ________ and ________ _________ _______ operate as intended
Phase 2
Controls
One
Floor selector button
Door opening/closing buttons
Elevators must be stopped at _____________ ______ to confirm control and to avoid being taken directly to the _______ ______
Intermediate points
Fire area
All elevator use shall terminate at the floor level of _______
Staging
