202.11 High-Rise Plans Flashcards
High-rise incident overview consist’s of ?
Access, Rescue, Fire Control, Exposures, resource demand and evac policy.
Modern high-rise are as much as ____% lighter in mass then earlier buildings and can can have open landscaped floors as large as ______sqft.
75, 20,000.
modern high-rise can generate as much as ____times the BTU output from early days ( 8,000 BTU’s).
2.5.
high-rise fire capable of reaching flashover in under___minutes.
10
What is the typical response time from dispatch to fire floor?
20min .
T or F; High-rise are not subject to backdraft.
False, due to tight seals for a.c. containment.
Exposures are stacked ?
vertically.
Name two ways we can ventilate?
horizontally and mechanically.
Most high-rise have ____stairways.
two.
Occupants must be evacuated how many floors below the fire or a safe environment?
Three.
Five high-rise Tactical objectives are?
- secure and maintain a viable exit stairwell
- Rescue any immediately threatened occupants
- Stop the production of life threatening heat and smoke by extinguishing fire.
- Manage the spread of existing heat and smoke throughout the building by pressurizing stairwells, HVAC, cross vent. the fire floor.
- Start property conservation early and address loss control.
Name some immediate concerns as an initial arriving unit:
Need additional resources, establishing command and lobby sectors and verifying actual fire and locations. Water supply. Support sprinkler system. Life safety for immediate danger. obtaining keys, phones floor schematics. recalling and controlling elevators. Stairs evac vs. ff. S/R extinguishment on fire floor. FF safety, acct. etc.
Initial attack will consist of ?
at least 3 companies , preferably 2-Eng 1-Lad
What must be checked prior to ascending to fire floors?
Annunciator panel, for more info.
Command will assign fire floor as what sector?
As the numerical floor your on. ( 16 floor=sector 16.)
At least ___ member will remain in lobby as ______sector and gain control of al elevators using __________ __________ or fire feature.
one, lobby, Emergency recall.
Initial attack co. will go upstairs with what gear ?
SCBA’s, bottles, portable radios, flashlights, hose packs and forcible entry tools. If access with elevator, an extinguisher can go as well.
Who shall be spotted on a hydrant sufficiently close to standpipe/sprinkler ?
An engine from the 1st assignment.
Dry standpipes should be pressurized to?
standard hydraulic calculations.
Wet standpipes should be pressurized when?
verification has been received that the fire pump is not working.
How do you verify the building pump operation in most cases ?
the fire control room or sending a crew to recon.
Shield are available to protect exterior hose lines, where do we obtain the shields ?
PFD High-rise tender.
What do we need from the fire control room (or interior lock box ) to gain building access?
elevator recall/ops keys and master keys to the building. at least four sets.
What will the officer going to fire need from the control room?
a set of master keys, stair phone, copy of the building floor plan.
The officer going to the second floor will receive ?
a set of master keys.
Most phx high rise are equipped with __________ ________ and ___ elevator override functions.
A.N.S.I. phase I and II.
Lobby sector is responsible for?
control room access, keys, fire panel, recall elevators,verify pump is working, identify attack and evac stairs, stair pressurization, auto stair unlocking, handler status, direct security, activate building intercom, verify emergency generator, account for aloft members, evacuate anyone in lobby or elevator, and divide lobby staging etc.
What type of elevators can the FD use for fire ops?
A.N.S.I. phase I and II fire feature.