Chapter 13 - Incident Command in Highrises Flashcards
What is the top priority for the first arriving company in command?
Protection of people endangered by the fire.
Two things the first officer should consider before hurring to the fire area
- Without taking the time to size up the scenario, racing up into the building is ill advised.
- With only one company available, there is really little that can be done in the fire area
The beginning of order will only happen if what
The first officer takes command from the beginning.
A checklist should be used as a what?
Memory jogger rather than a road map.
What are the three command divisions that apply to most high-rise fires?
Lobby control
Fire control
Crew staging
What two positions are filled by the first arriving company officer?
Lobby control and incident command.
The initial focus must be on gathering information essential to:
Containing the fire
Protecting building occupants
Tracking personnel
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Initially the fire control division may include which floors?
The fire floor and the floor is immediately above and below the fire.
Fire control officers position should be close enough to operations to allow
Face to face communication with team members.
Crew staging is traditionally established how many floors below the fire floor
Two floors.
The staging officer is responsible for maintaining what
A certain level of available firefighting personnel.
When the fire control officer needs fresh crews the request goes directly to who?
Staging officer.
What does the access officer usually require for assistance
At least one fire company.
What group is responsible for getting spare air bottles to the staging floor
Lobby resource pool.
Who does the lobby resource pool officer make requests to
The incident commander
In the absence of a smoke control system the ventilation officer should try to do what
Project where the smoke is likely to go
The first arriving chief officer assumes what
Command
The second arriving chief officer assumes what
Lobby control
It’s imperative for the company officer operating as the IC to do what
Resist the temptation to wait for the chief before making decisions and taking action.
If there is evidence of a working fire the incident commander must do what?
Never hesitate to call for extra alarms.
What are the two common problems in high-rise incidents
Communication and control.
Where should the command post be whenever possible?
In the lobby.
Floor plans Will tell you
STEER
STAIRWELL nearest the fire
Open TENANT stairs
Passenger and freight ELEVATORS
ELECTRICAL room
Computer ROOMS with potential redundant power supplies
Prefire plan
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LOCKING characteristics of the stairwell doors
Which stairs OPEN to the roof and where they exit at ground level
If the stairs are PRESSURIZED
The nature of any SMOKE towers
Whether the fire floor is SPRINKLERED
Locations and types of STANDPIPE outlets
Outlet pressures of STANDPIPE outlets
Nature of the buildings VENTILATION system
Details of the buildings COMMUNICATION systems
Details of the ELEVATOR system
The number of companies in staging should equal what
The number operating in the fire area
What officer may be necessary early in the incident perhaps before or concurrent with the fire control officer
Search and rescue officer
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Four things the first arriving company officer should focus on
Determine the floor number and the quadrant of the floor that is on fire
Determine whether floor plans are available and whether they are accompanied by a good pre-fire plan
Determine the current occupancy load and details of evacuation in progress.
Access elevator fire service keys and stairwell door keys
