AFD High Rise Fire Fighting

Question 1

AFD high rise op. characteristics

Answer 1

• 75ft. above lowest level
• high risk/ low frequency
• difficult/ tasking op.
• complete emergency evacuation is not practical

Question 2

Basic operational plan

Answer 2

1. Determine the fire floor.
2. Verify the fire floor.
3. Control building occupants/firefighters
4. Control building systems (elevators/HVAC)
5. Confine and Extinguish the fire

Question 3

High rise emergency response categories

Answer 3

1. Fire alarm activation
2. Report of smoke and or fire
3. Working fire/ sprinkler system activation by initial responding units

Question 4

Elevator Phase I operations

Answer 4

elev. Recall to designated floor (lobby)
Off- Normal operation
On- Recall to lobby
Bypass- Override

Question 5

Elevator Phase II operations (inside)

Answer 5

On- activates manual control (hold button down)
Hold- keeps car on floor you exit onto
Off- Returns to Phase I operations and returns car to Lobby floor

Question 6

Elevators (operations)

Answer 6

Hazard- pinching crushing, electrical, falling
Construction- elevator car, hoist way, and machine room
Elevator cars- hydraulic (guide rail,oil supply,lift cylinder) electric traction (sheave and motor)

Question 7

Types of elevators

Answer 7

single- one
multiple- 2 or more
blind- not accessible from all floors

Question 8

Machine room locations

Answer 8

Hydraulic- rooms are found lowest level

Electric traction- on roof

Question 9

Incidents Vs. emergency

Answer 9

incident- no life threat (elevator malfunctions)

emergency- 1. person is in panic and threatening others. 2. fire is endangering elevator 3. person is injured or ill

Question 10

Hard reset

Answer 10

turning off breaker usually resets system (30 sec.)

Question 11

types of rescue

Answer 11

1. top hatch removal

2. forcible entry

Question 12

types of elevator doors

Answer 12

Single slide, center open, swinging, and two speed