Brownstones Flashcards
Heavy fire in a cellar or basement of a brownstone the IC needs to
Transmit a 2nd alarm
Two floors of fire the IC needs to
Request an extra Engine and Truck
At Brownstone building fire should the IC enter the fire building
The IC may enter the building to gather further intelligence for proper size up, but should not remain inside the building, nor become directly engaged in firefighting operations. Once this size up is compete the IC shall return to the ICP
When a floor is fully involved from front to rear a
Full 1st alarm assignment is required. It is also advisable to call for an additional engine and ladder
When 2 or more floors are fully involved or a top floor fire has extended into the cockloft the need for a
2nd alarm must be considered
When 2 buildings are involved, we have a
2nd alarm situation. Prompt consideration must be given to transmitting a 3rd alarm when it extends beyond 2 buildings. It is imperative that battalion firefighters stay with their assigned chief during the incident in the event a command channel is activated
When fire is of multiple alarm proportion, the strategy is to setup a perimeter of lines consisting unusually of heavy caliber streams in the front and rear, with
1 3/4 lines flanking the sides of the fire and moving toward the center of the fire. As hand lines reach the center of the fire, the outside lines must not be directed into the buildings which the companies are operating
As a cockloft fire becomes more controlled, the heavy caliber streams in the REAR can be converted to
1 3/4 lines and sent up the REAR fire escapes, similarly hand lines now can go to the upper floors of the center fire buildings via the front entrances
When addresses are prominent and/or buildings can readily be distinguished from each other by features the IC may use
Plain English to assign units to exposure sectors
When fires have gained headway, it will be necessary to setup
Brand patrols. The force of updrafts will send large pieces of burning material quite some distance. This probably will start minor fires in the surrounding area
Fires in Brownstones are generally confined to the original fire building. However, there may be some spread to exposures via
- Cellar beams of adjoining buildings butting up against one another
- Deterioration and faulty construction of division walls in the cockloft
- Via a burning cornice
- Via a burning Yankee gutter
A Battalion Chief arriving at the scene of a fire in a fully involved occupied brownstone where there is fire reported in exposure 4, a similar attached building, what line should got to exposure 4
3rd line
- 1st line - fire building
- 2nd line - back up 1st line in the fire building
- 3rd line - if fire reported in an exposure go to that exposure. If no fire in exposures stretch thru an exposure to the rear yard of the fire building
When is a 2nd alarm REQUIRED at a 4 story brownstone fire
Heavy fire in the CELLAR AND BASEMENT
Regarding construction features and occupancy of brownstone buildings, when they were converted to multiple dwellings
Fire escapes were added OR sprinklers were installed in the interior halls in lieu of a secondary means of egress. Sprinkler lines were further extended into individuals rooms when buildings were converted to rooming houses.
The presence of sprinklers in a brownstone
MAY indicate the absence of a fire escape. Most brownstones however DO NOT have fire escapes
