202.11 Flashcards by Dominic Cancro

What is a high-rise building defined as in the Phoenix region?

6 elevator stops or greater or 75 feet in height or greater

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The omission of critical steps in the beginning of an incident, can delay what?

Suppression operations and risk lives of firefighters/civilians within the building

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Relating to a high-rise building size up, the exterior view can often hide what?

Fire/smoke due to building being well sealed, and large internal capacity for smoke

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Regarding a high-rise building size up interior view, what must be identified related to the stairwells?

• number of stairwells
• conditions within the stairwell
• standpipe locations
• roof access
• how are they labeled?

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What is important relating to elevators during a high-rise building size up interior view?

Have the elevators been recalled

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What alarm assignment should be considered at a minimum for a working high-rise Fire?

A third alarm assignment

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What is important related to building integrity that must be assessed when determining risk management?

Will FD inaction cause the building to collapse into other buildings?

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Relating to deployment, what is the assignment of the first arriving engine/ladder company?

• assume command
• locate fire control room/alarm panel
• Established building system sector

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Where should subsequent arriving companies report immediately upon entrance to a high-rise building for a fire?

Building system sector until lobby sector is established

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What is the role of the second arriving engine?

• Secure a water supply close to theFDC
• engineer remains with pumper
• crew proceed to fire control room to meet with command, receive assignment, keys, and phone

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What is the assignment for the first arriving ladder company?

• Spot/utilize aerial device for rescue, water supply, or defensive firefight if necessary
• brings 2 1/2” high-rise packs with smooth bore nozzle
• crew proceeds to fire control room to meet with command for assignment, keys, and phone

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What do all subsequent additional operational resources do when responding to a high-rise fire?

• report directly to command for assignment

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What radio channel will lobby sector be operating on once command has transitioned to the command van?

Staging radio channel

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Coordinate arriving companies for accountability until assigned to a tactical position in the building?

Lobby sector, staging sector, and command

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To assure the effectiveness, safety, and accountability of fire companies all sectors should be managed by

FULL intact crews

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Command will not assign single members to manage what to rush suppression efforts on the fire floor

Sectors

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Relating to sector priorities, building system sector, will manage the distribution of what?

Keys, fire phones, and floor maps

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Regarding sector priorities, building systems will manage internal building system, such as what?

• ventilation systems
• elevator
• door lock controls
• communications

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What sector should coordinate closely with the building engineer if available?

Building systems sector

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If the building engineer must leave the FC room at any time for any reason what needs to occur?

A firefighter with a radio will accompany them

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Regarding sector priorities for Fire floor sector how many initial companies is preferred?

Minimum of 3, preferably 4

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How many fire floors below actual fire floor will “on deck” be established?

Two floors below the fire floor in a “clean”environment

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All Fire floor operations will be initiated from what floor?

The “on deck” floor

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What position must be roof access door be in prior to initiation of fire attack?

Closed position

What must command announce as a attack teams make entry to the fire floor?

“All units hold all nonemergency radio traffic“

Who should be considered to manage the fire floor sector when possible?

Phoenix BC1

All companies on the first two alarms should proceed where?

Directly to lobby

In a working, high rise Fire maintain a minimum of what how many companies in the lobby at all times?

First alarm

Stairwell teams will proceed fire attack companies to identify what?

Fire location, clear stairwell of occupants, manage roof access

Hazard sector should be established early with a minimum of one hazmat company to do what

Continuously monitor O2 and CO levels at the “on deck” location

When do reverse stack affects occur?

Interior temperatures are cooler than exterior temperatures commonly encountered in the Phoenix area

What location should treatment sector be established?

At or directly below the on deck location with an ALS company and EMS equipment

What do all Phoenix BC/shift commanders and Tempe’s BC’s carry?

High-rise radios

Where should the high-rise radios be placed at a high-rise fire?

Fire control room, and the on deck location

What is the rescue profile for a high-rise?

• most severely threatened • largest number • escape routes/methods of removal • protect in place • Use of PD in lobby sector • location for meeting place directed by fire code

Relating to use of elevators for a high-rise fire, elevators are typically not used if the fire floor is where?

10 or less floors from ground level

What needs to be evaluated regarding the elevator prior to utilizing?

Evaluate elevator hoist way to determine if conditions exist that would prohibit elevator use for transporting personnel

What kind of elevator is preferable, and why

Freight elevators are preferable because they are usually larger, service every floor, and may possibly have a separate hoist way

Elevators must be capable of what?

Phase 2 capable (manual operation inside car with key)

Elevators must be prepped for use under fire conditions in what way?

• roof hatch open • appropriate tools present, including a telescoping ladder • dedicated, firefighter as an operator

Initial offensive hand line deployment for fire attack should be what size hose lines?

•1 3/4” •2” •2 1/2”

What should a back up line for an initial hand line deployment be?

2 1/2” w/ smooth bore

The initial attack line connection should be at the closest standpipe where?

Below the fire floor

Where should the backup line and the stairwell protection line both be connected?

The floor below the initial attack line attachment

An additional how many feet of line will be required for the backup line to reach the same distance as the initial attack line

50–75 feet

What is the benefit to using 2” and 2 1/2” hand lines for attack lines on high-rise fires working off of a standpipe?

They operate effectively at lower PSI’s typically seen in standpipe operations and provide greater GPM of 250+ and increase stream reach

What is NFPA’s 1710 standard for GPM with two hose lines on the fire floor for high-rise firefighting?

500 GPM

What should be connected at the standpipe when available to assure proper operating pressures to individual hose lines?

In-line pressure gauges connected at the standpipe operated by a dedicated crewmember, making pressure adjustments as needed

All operations in high-rise buildings must be tied to areas of what?

Safe refuge

When using stairs to ascend crew must collectively check their air supply every how many floors?

Every five floors

All crews entering the building must bring a minimum of how many SCBA bottles?

At least one, (initial arriving crews must bring one per crew member)

What is a concern about a fire on the first floor or in the lobby of a high-rise building?

• Cuts off natural escape routes for occupants • fire attack may need to come right off engine companies at street level

What are the most difficult areas to communicate to/from for a high-rise fire?

•Fire control room • stairwells • elevators

Duties/assignments of the first in company

• on scene report • establish command • proceeds to fire control room with crew -Captain remains initial IC -crew manages system sector duties • Balance and add additional alarms if WF

Duties and assignments of next engine

• connect to FDC leaving the engineer • Meet with IC • assume stair team -quickly evaluate each floor for conditions -redirect evacuate to evacuation stairwell • coordinate with system sector for smoke removal if encountered • identify fire floor/location and announce to command • if Fire is small and can be controlled with PW can, extinguish fire • assure sprinkler isolation valve is in the “open” position • proceed to roof access door • Control roof access door as needed • stage in safe location out of stairway during fire attack

Duties/assignments of the 3rd in company

• Assigned attack team leader • Meet with IC in fire control room • coordinate with the next three incoming unit units on ascent • assures all required lines are being brought up • Assembles the team(s), stage is near stairwell until stair team verifies fire floor location • communicate on deck floor location to command two floors below the fire floor • assumes floor # sector • assures sprinkler isolation valve is in the open position • coordinate with their team to assure roof door is closed and team is out of stairwell prior to making entrance to the fire floor • Communicate with IC that entrance is ready to be made •Gives progress reports to IC

What is the duty/responsibilities of the 4th, 5th and 6th companies on a high-rise fire?

Assigned part of the attack team

What are the duties/responsibilities of the 7th company?

• assigned lobby sector • meet with the IC in fire control room for fire, phone, keys, and accountability, passports of all previously assigned companies • assess freight elevator hoist way • maintain a first alarm of available companies in the lobby

What company would be assigned evacuation stair team?

7th unless required to reinforce initial sectors