Ch 1 & 2High Rise Ics

Question 1

Command staff consists of x3

Answer 1

Information officer
Safety officer
Liaison officer

Question 2

Until safety officer is assigned the ___ has the responsibility for monitoring incident saftey

Answer 2

Incident commander

Question 3

The documentation unit (under planning) shall be activated for _____ fires or unusual incidents to provide comprehensive, chronological record of incident activities

Answer 3

Major fires

Question 4

The responsibility of fire attack team in a high rise x4

Answer 4

1. Access/stairwell or elevators
2. locate fire
3. communicate CAN
4. Check 2 floors below for staging
   * officer now becomes division

Question 5

The lobby control officers reports to the ______ section chief

Answer 5

Logistics

Question 6

Lobby control officer primary responsibility x5

Answer 6

1. notify # of floors / info from fc room
2. Elevators recalled and operate
3. Company accountability for building entry/exits
4. control air handling/ pressurize stairwells
5. Coordinate movement of supplies between base and staging

Question 7

The ____ responsibility is to locate and search for unaccounted elevators which may contain building occupants

Answer 7

Elevator group

Question 8

If needed a _____ unit can be implemented to assist lobby control with monitoring and maintaining the buildings built in fire control, life safety, environmental control, communications and elevator systems

Answer 8

Systems control unit

Question 9

The ______ group is responsible for providing transportation for personnel, equipment, and supplies; providing refilling of SCBA cylinders and maintenance of SCBA, provide fueling maintenance of tools equip.

*who does this group report to

Answer 9

Ground support group

*reports to ground support group supervisor which reports to
Support branch director under logistics

Question 10

Base may be established by available ____ from the first alarm assignment.

Answer 10

Engineers

Question 11

Base shall be established a minimum of ____ feet away from the incident

Answer 11

200 ft

Question 12

The normal first alarm assignment for a reported fire in a high rise is;

Answer 12

1. 5 fire companies ( 2 trucks and 3 engines)
2. An airborne engine company
3. 1 BLS and 1 als ra
4. EMS Captain
5. 1 BC

Question 13

Second in company at a high rise establishes ____ and the officer becomes the ___

Answer 13

Lobby control ; IC

Question 14

Supplying water to the building standpipe system is the responsibility of the first arriving _______

Answer 14

200 series engineer

Question 15

The basic requirements of the incident command system have been met with the establishment of; x4

Answer 15

Fire attack, lobby control, staging and base