BOOK 100 Flashcards
What is the normal first alarm assignment for a reported fire in a high rise?
5 fire companies (2TF+ 3E)
airborne engine co component (TF)
800
RA
EMS CI
BC
Who establishes LOBBY CONTROL and the Officer becomes IC?
SECOND IN COMPANY
Who supplies water to building standpipe system?
First arriving 200 Engineer
*except when first and second arriving companies are single engine co; second engine engineer supplies water
Who may establish BASE from the first alarm assignment?
available engineers
With the establishment of ____, ____, ____, and ____ ICS requirements have been met.
FA, LOBBY, STAGING, AND BASE
Who approves the ordering and release of resources and directs and coordinates staff activities?
IC
Who reports to IC and is responsible for the recon and assessment of hazardous or unsafe situations such as fire behavior changes to assure personnel safety?
Safety Officer
Who provides liaison between the media and the IC, consults with the IC regarding any constraints on the release of information and prepares press briefings?
Public Information Officer
Who is the point of contact for assisting/cooperating agencies and identifies current or potential inter-agency needs?
Liaison Officer
Who reports to IC and assists in planning the overall strategy for containment of the incident?
Planning Section Chief
Who creates and maintains a display of current situation status and maintains a record of command personnel?
Situation/Status
What unit creates and maintains a current roster of the companies assigned to the incident of their status?
Resource/Status
Who is activated for major fires or unusual incidents to provide a comprehensive, chronological record of incident activities?
Documentation Unit
Large scale incidents may require the assignment of whom, to augment the Planning Chiefs staff. They have specific technical areas of responsibility and may be LAFD members?
Technical Specialists
Who is responsible for the preparation of the Demob Plan?
Demobilization Unit Leader
What Section Chief manages all tactical operations involving primary fire suppression, search, rescue, and EMS operations?
OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF
Who reports to IC/Operations Chief and is responsible for fire suppression and rescue activities within a geographic area?
Division Supervisor
Who reports to the IC/Operations Chief and is responsible for the performance of a specific function?
Group Supervisor
Who does the STAGING MANAGER report to?
IC/Operations Chief
What 2 channels have been proven effective for the STAGING MANAGER to monitor?
Logistics channel to order equipment and supplies
Tac channel or Command channel to the IC/Operations for additional resources
What chief reports to the IC, supervises and coordinates the activities of Lobby Control, Systems Control, Base, Ground Support, Supply Unit, Communications Unit, and Medical Unit?
LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF
Who is primarily responsible for notifying the IC of number of floors in the building and that the elevators have been recalled, maintaining personnel/company accountability for all building entry and exits, accessing information from the FCR, controlling vertical access of personnel to known safe routes, operating elevators, controlling the air handling system, pressurizing stairwells, and coordinating the movement of supplies between Base and Staging?
LOBBY CONTROL
How far shall BASE be established?
200ft minimum from the incident structure
Who is responsible for providing transportation for personnel, equipment, and supplies; SCBA refills; fueling, service and maintenance of vehicles and tools; ground level traffic/movement plan at the incident including marking safe access routes and zones and coordinates transfer of equipment via stairwells.
GROUND SUPPORT GROUP (formerly Stairwell Support)
Who may establish Base from the first alarm assignment?
available ENGINEER(s)
What is the primary responsibility of the First In Company?
Locate and Identify the emergency and determine its scope
Who establishes Lobby Control and the Officer becomes the IC?
Second In Company
Who supplies water to the building standpipe system?
first arriving 200 series engineer; except when the first and second arriving companies are single engine companies=second in engineer in responsible for water supply
What must be in place at all high rise assignments?
Fire Attack
Lobby Control
Staging
Base
How far should be the helispot?
at least one half mile from involved building
How far should helicopters be from the involved building while in flight and away from the CP?
500ft
The Command Post shall be how far from the building?
200ft minimum; not in proximity to BASE
Can Safety Officer, Public Information Officer, and the Liaison Officer have Assistants?
YES
Who coordinates with Arson Section in determining cause?
Planning
All resources released from the incident shall be released by IC through what unit?
RESOURCE/STATUS UNIT
The STAGING MANAGER will order additional resources through who?
IC/Operations Chief
Equipment and supplies will be ordered through who?
LOGISTICS OFFICER to BASE; preferably on a separate tac channel
Who are assigned RIC Kits?
ALL TRUCKS, USAR, AND HAZ MAT SQUADS
What floors traditionally have been evacuated on a high rise incident?
FIRE FLOOR, and 2 floors above and below the fire
A safe location for evacuees at a high rise should be how far from the affected structure?
200 ft minimum
BASE, LOBBY CONTROL, SYSTEMS CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, GROUND SUPPORT, SUPPLY UNIT AND MEDICAL UNIT all fall under who?
LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF
Normally how many companies should be kept at BASE for each company held in staging?
2
When a water supply is established via the stairwell, who shall provide a supply line to the entrance of the stairwell?
BASE
What are responsibilities for LOBBY CONTROL?
- Manage lobby control
- Inform IC of number of floors and status of elevators
- Reports to LOGISTICS/IC if LOGs has not been established
- Verify water supply established into standpipes
In terms of GROUND SUPPORT UNIT, what is the ratio of members per floor?
1 member per 2 floors
Once the equipment reaches the STAGING floor hallway, who is responsible for moving the equipment?
STAGING OFFICER
What is the definition of a HIGH RISE?
A building over 75’ in height measured from ground level access to the floor level of the highest floor intended for occupant use
Buildings after 1974 have how many means of egress from each floor?
2
What is a COMBINED SYSTEM?
Combined STANDPIPE/SPRINKLER system with on site water supply and pump
Outlets are 2 1/2” with a 1 1/2” reducer
When a Local Fire Warning System is activated (post 74), and goes into “alarm mode,” what happens?
Localized alarm, annunciate FCR, HVAC shuts down of floor of actuation (some will have adjacent floors too), pressurize stairwells and unlock stairwell doors
The Floor level numberings signs at each floor in each stairwell identifies what?
Floor Level
Stair number
Floors served by the stairs
Roof access
What is the most effective means of saving lives and facilitating rescue in high rise fires?
an aggressive fire attack
The use of what will be used to indicate the progress of the search, current location, and identity of the searchers to prevent duplication of effort?
use of CHALK
When a search company enters a floor, what shall be made on the entry door?
a large, single diagonal chalk line and company designation
What is placed on the door when the unit, suite has been searched?
a second diagonal line making a large “x”
When all rooms on a floor have been searched and marked, the company shall complete the “X” along with their company id where?
on the Stairwell door of the floor just searched
What does “PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED” mean?
anyone who without the assistance of another person would have difficulty evacuating or relocating to a safe location either inside or outside the building, or slow down evacuation of other occupants within the building
The Fire Code requires a lock box for FD use, where is it located?
Interior; usually buildings lobby security post or in FCR
Who sets the pace when when climbing the stairwell?
Officer in charge
Which stairwells may serve alternate floors?
scissor
Which blowers are beneficial at high rise fires and why?
water pressure driven blowers; they do not emit carbon monoxide and supply fresh air to the stairwell
Some doors are held closed by a magnetic device that requires how much pressure to overcome it?
25 pounds
How many floors per minute are Firefighters in protective equipment required to ascend?
1 floor per minute
What needs to be approved in order to use a Emergency service or freight elevator?
Deemed safe on desired floor(s) of operation and approved by IC
When should an officer give an assessment of conditions found in the stairwell?
every 4-5 floors
Standpipe pressure in a high rise is controlled by what three means?
Pressure regulating devices
Pressure restricting devices
Orifice plates
What controls pressure and volume of an outlet to supply more than one line, as long as the gpm does not exceed the set limit which is normally 300gpm?
Pressure regulating devices
What restricts flow by how far the valve can be opened, thereby reducing flow and psi?
Pressure restricting devices