BOOK 100 HIGH RISE MANUAL CHAPTER 10

Question 1

The best way to become familiar with the Fire Control Rooms in your district is through

Answer 1

Training and pre-incident planning

Question 2

Members should refer to the _______ _______ to help determine how the Fire Control Room can be utilized to abate the emergency.

Answer 2

Building inventory

Question 3

The location of the Fire Control Room is normally (but not always) on the ______level and can be found pictured on the Building Inventory.

Answer 3

Lobby level

Question 4

The keys are usually kept in the Fire Department ______ _____ or at the _______ desk and an additional lock box is located in the _______________.

Answer 4

Lock box
Security desk
Fire control room

Question 5

During pre-incident planning, ensure that the keys fit the

Answer 5

Fire control room

Question 6

A good practice is to write the Lobby and Fire Control Room ______ ________ on a copy of the Building Inventory

Answer 6

Telephone numbers

Question 7

Some buildings have contracted with outside vendors who prepare

Answer 7

Disaster plans

Question 8

It is usually a loose-leaf binder labeled emergency plan, disaster plan, or something similar. The building engineer may have an additional copy in his

Answer 8

Office

Question 9

Once inside, use the priorities designated by the Incident Commander, Lobby Control Supervisor or Systems Control Supervisor to gather information and control __________in the fire control room

Answer 9

HVAC systems

Question 10

If you should discover that the building has a disaster plan like the one mentioned above, notify your supervisor and get the book to the

Answer 10

Incident commander

Question 11

Do not assume there is only one ________ _______, some buildings have more than one, each serving a different area of the building.

Answer 11

Annunciator panel

Question 12

During an incident, some operators will momentarily __________ the lights in the Fire Control Room when they first take control.

Answer 12

Turn off

Question 13

In a system that has a simple annunciator panel, a good practice is to mark the activated detectors and the time with a ____ _____, _____, or ____ when you first view the annunciator panel.

Answer 13

China marker
Pencil
Tape

Question 14

This system may be a separate annunciator panel or a printout/display, or both.

Answer 14

Water flow detection system

Question 15

Water flow detection system

During an incident, determine if the ______ annunciators have been activated, indicating a system has been shut down.

Answer 15

Tamper

Question 16

Elevator Status
Determine if the building has _____ ______ elevators and what floors the lower banks service.

Answer 16

Split banks

Question 17

Determine which elevators are powered by the standby _______. These elevators are usually the last ones to return.

Answer 17

Standby generator

Question 18

Building communication system

They provide public address communication to elevator cars, elevator vestibules, corridors, stairways, rooms with an occupancy load of ___ or more, and every dwelling unit in a hotel or apartment

Answer 18

50

Question 19

During a fire, call MFC and give the dispatcher the telephone number of the

Answer 19

Fire control room

Question 20

Some computerized systems that use security “_______” will provide a record of who is on what floor and when they entered the floor. This information can usually be accessed by a _______ supervisor or the _______ ________. Share this information with the Incident Commander.

Answer 20

Security supervisor
Building engineer