104.03 Structure Fire - High Rise (week 6)

Question 1

Operational plan shall consist of 5 basic points:

Answer 1

1. Determine the fire floor
2. Verify the fire floor
3. Control the occupants
4. Control the building systems
5. Confine and extinguish the fire

Question 2

With every IDLH situation a what must be established?

Answer 2

RIC

Question 3

Lobby Control (Command consideration)

Answer 3

1. Elevator
2. Fire Pump
3. Alarm Panel
4. Building Access
5. Stairwell Support

Question 4

Search and Evacuation (command considerations)

Answer 4

1. Prioritize search and evacuations needs:
2. Fire floor
3. Floor(s) above the fire
4. Floor(s) below the fire
5. Shelter in place if applicable

Question 5

Staging (command consideration)

Answer 5

1. Identify staging area - 2 floors below fire if possible
2. Area for firefighters to rehab, change SCBA bottles
3. Stand by for assignment

Question 6

Base (command considerations)

Answer 6

Area designated for parking of apparatus

Question 7

Medical (command considerations)

Answer 7

Area designated for medical services, firefighters and occupants

Question 8

Safety (command consideration)

Answer 8

1. Identify safety officer(s)
2. A safety group may need to be identified at multiple alarm fires

Question 9

Logistics and planning (command considerations)

Answer 9

Command post functions - anticipating resources (personnel, equipment, etc.)

Question 10

Air and light support

Answer 10

Anticipate need for filling of SCBA bottles and personnel needed to shuttle bottles from filling location to staging area

Question 11

First arriving officer shall initiate ___________ and determine if a _______ __________ exists by:

Answer 11

Command
Fire emergency

Observing building
Checking for outward signs of fire
Checking alarm panel
And/or interviewing occupants

Question 12

When the size up indicates the possibility of a fire in a high rise, command shall request a __________ ________, and identify a _______ ________ _________.

Answer 12

Second alarm
Base area location

Question 13

Command shall consider transferring command to a _______ ________ or the _______ _________ ________ _____ so they can accompanying his/her crew for initial fire attack

Answer 13

Chief officer
Second arriving suppression unit

Question 14

Fire attack fire floor

Answer 14

-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

Question 15

Inside truck fire floor

Answer 15

• forcible entry
• primary search and rescue
  -assist fire attack

Question 16

Inside truck floor above

Answer 16

• forcible entry
• primary search and rescue
• assist fire attack

Question 17

Fire attack floor above

Answer 17

• joins with inside truck floor above
• check for extension to floor above
• operate attack line if needed

Question 18

Water supply

Answer 18

• locate, hook up, and pump water to the fire protection system
• once connection is made, officer and firefighter report to command

Question 19

RIC

Answer 19

Prep lab for firefighter rescue
Report to staging

Question 20

Lobby control

Answer 20

Control elevators
Check fire pump
Check fire alarm
Establish a resource area for extra equipment
Utilize building communication system if possible

Question 21

Staging

Answer 21

-report to command to confirm location of staging
-go to staging and set up for rehab and track personnel

Question 22

Assistant safety officer

Answer 22

Safety officer operating on the fire floor.

Question 23

Command

Answer 23

Operates incident command system
Maintains accountability

Question 24

Unless otherwise directed by __________, units shall report to the _______ area

Answer 24

Command
Base

Question 25

First unit which arrives at the base shall be the ________ ________ and shall advise ___________ by radio of what _______ has established base

Answer 25

Base officer
Command
Unit

Question 26

Arriving units at base shall report to the ______ _______ and give their _______ _________ to the _______ _________

Answer 26

Base officer
Unit passports
Base officer

Question 27

There are _____ ______ associated with firefighters service control

Answer 27

2 phases

Question 28

Phase 1 for elevator control

Answer 28

When the system has been activated to recall the elevators to the lobby level

Question 29

Phase 2 elevator control

Answer 29

When the fire department has taken possession and operates the elevator

Question 30

Firefighters service control is activated with the what?

Answer 30

Fire service control key

Question 31

Once the fire service key switch is turned _____ the key may be _________

Answer 31

ON
Removed

Question 32

Elevators must be equipped with a __________ ________ _________ to be used for fire attack

Answer 32

Firefighter override system

Question 33

If fire is on the____ floor or below, elevators _________ ______ be used for initial fire attack

Answer 33

7th
SHALL NOT

Question 34

If the fire is on the ______ floor or above, elevators may be used at the ________ of the __________ _________

Answer 34

8th
Discretion
Company officer

Question 35

Company officer can use the elevators under his discretion under the following conditions:

Answer 35

1. An (ECF) Elevator Control Firefighter shall be assigned
2. Personnel shall go no higher than 2 floors below the fire
3. All personnel in elevator shall have SCBA with tank valve on and face piece in place.
4. Multiple lighting sources
5. A pressurized water extinguisher shall be kept in elevator
6. No more than 7 personnel per elevator car.

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Phase 2
Controls
One
Floor selector button
Door opening/closing buttons

Question 37

Elevators must be stopped at _____________ ______ to confirm control and to avoid being taken directly to the _______ ______

Answer 37

Intermediate points
Fire area

Question 38

All elevator use shall terminate at the floor level of _______

Answer 38

Staging