FFP High Rise Office Flashcards
Which is not a construction technique of a high rise office building built before 1945
1- heavy weight 20-23lbs per cubic foot
2-core construction techniques used
3- exterior wall was masonry with openable windows
4-structural steel components encased in concrete
2- core construction techniques were not used
Which is not true of high rise office building built between 1945-1968:
1- medium weight between 20-23lbs per cubic foot
2-fire towers were required
1- medium weight is between 10-20lbs per cubic foot
Which is not true of class “E” high rise office building built after 1968:
1-light weight between 8-10lbs per cubic foot
2-exterior wall is a curtain wall
3-core construction used extensively
4-buildings are compartmentalized
4-lack compartmentation
HVAC system in a high rise office should be placed in non-circulating mode by?
Open all outside air supply dampers
Close all mixing dampers
Open all exhaust dampers
(*open/outside and open/exhaust all start with vowels. Close/mixing start with consonants)
The 1968 building code required a fire pump in buildings over ___ft tall. The 1938 building code requires fire pumps in buildings over ___ft tall.
1968 = 300ft 1938= 250ft
The bypass valve for a fire pump should be left in the open position. If the bypass is open you can expect a ___% loss in a 6” pipe and a loss of ___% in a 8” pipe.
25% in a 8” pipe
45% in a 6” pipe
What is the 4 step procedure for starting the fire pump at the control panel?
Close the knife switch
Close the circuit breaker
Push the start button
Adjust the lever to desired position for pump speed/pressure
KC close the Starting Lever (KC close= close knife switch and circuit breaker, Starting = push start, lever= adjust lever)
What is the recommended pump pressure for a fire on the:
A) 30th floor
B) 55th floor
C)12th floor
A)250psi
B)400psi
C)200psi
A good rule of thumb is how many engines suppling the standpipe for each line being stretched?
1 engine per line, so if three lines being stretched have three engines supplying the standpipe.
Under the ICS who do leaders operate under and who do supervisors operate under?
Leaders operate under supervisors
Supervisors operate under directors
At a high rise fire what does the lobby control unit do?
Recall, control, and operate elevators. Recall and Search all elevators that terminate in the lobby, control building access points and direct personnel to correct stair/elevator route.
What does the high rise support unit do at a high rise fire?
Utilized to transport equipment via elevator to the forward staging area
At a high rise fire is the staging area inside or outside the fire building?
“Outside the structure”
At a high rise fire the 1st arriving officer is supposed to establish the ICP, should this officer leave the lobby area who should they designate to staff the ICP?
Preferably the 1st arriving LCC
For a fire in a high rise office building, a supply of how many spare SCBA cylinders should be at the forward staging area?
20
For a fire in a high rise office building, what should engine companies reporting to the forward staging area bring with them?
1-SCBA for each member
2-standpipe kit and nozzle
3-length of hose
4-spare SCBA cylinder
At high rise office fires, ladder companies should bring what with them to the forward staging area?
1) A SCBA
2) Two sets of irons and 6ft hooks
3) Search and utility ropes
4) a spare SCBA cylinder for each member
At a high rise office fire who is in charge of horizontal ventilation?
The IC
T or F
In a high rise office building that has a fixed stairwell pressurization system the FDNY should augment it with positive pressure fans for more effective stairwell ventilation.
False, if the fixed system is activated leave it on and do no augment
Who can initiate the use of positive pressure fans at a high rise office fire, and when should they be implemented?
The IC and once the fire is extinguished
At what height does the stack effect become noticeable and what is positive and what is negative stack effect?
Becomes noticeable in buildings over 60ft tall and increases with building height
Positive - is the upward movement of air (when outside air is colder then the air inside the building)
Negative - downward movement of air (outside air is warmer then the air inside the building, possibility is greatest when outside air is above 90degrees)
T or F
In a high rise office building horizontal ventilation should be the last consideration because its effects are least likely to be beneficial
True
In a high rise office building, where should the forward staging area be located?
Two floors below the original fire floor
In a high rise office fire how many spare cylinders should be at the forward staging area?
20
In a high rise office fire the forward triage area should be located where?
Environmentally safe area on a floor below the forward staging area
In a high rise office building a manual fire alarm sending station (pull station) should be located so that no point on any floor is more then ____ft from the nearest station.
200 ft
In a high rise office building, if the smoke/heat detector is activated at an elevator landing, what will happen?
1- recall of elevators
2-fire alarm will sound on fire floor and floor above (2008 building code will include floor below)
3-unlock doors
4- stop air supply
At a fire in a high rise office what are the responsibilities of the 1st. Arriving ladder?
LESA L-location of fire E- evacuation procedures in place S- status of elevators A-access stairs serving fire floor
Also-
Obtain a floor plan (if only one copy do not take it)
Determine which elevator bank to take
Make sure the ICP is staffed (prefer the LCC)
At a fire in a high rise office, you take the elevator to two floors below the fire, who is left to operate the fireman service elevator?
Not specific as to who, it says a HT equipped member
At a fire in a high rise office building, where does the 2nd arriving ladder company operate?
On the fire floor
T or F
At a fire in a high rise office building, the second arriving ladder company will ensure there is a 2nd fireman service elevator staffed with a HT equipped member.
False,
2nd arriving ladder should try to take the 1st elevator, if it is unavailable they will get a 2nd elevator.
At a fire in a high rise office building, where does the 3rd arriving ladder company operate and how do they get there?
The floor above the fire, and they take a stairwell other then the attack stair.
They will also determine which stair is best for occupants and notify the IC
At a fire in a high rise office building, what does the 4th arriving ladder company do?
Each member will be equipped with an extra SCBA cylinder.
They will go to the roof, they can take an elevator if the fire floor is in a blind shaft, if that isnt possible they will take it to a floor below the fire and walk up in a stair other then the attack stair
Conduct a primary of the top 5 floors
*dont vent unless ordered by the IC
At a fire in a high rise office building, What does the first arriving engine company do?
Wait in lobby for truck to confirm fire location, then proceed in the elevator staffed by the truck
At a fire in a high rise office, what are the second to arrive engines responsibility?
Take a post radio to the vicinity of the standpipe where the 1st line is being stretched to establish a communications link between lobby and fire location
Assist in stretching the 1st line
What is a class “E” building?
A high rise primarily used for conducting business (ex: office building)
Where core construction techniques used in high rise office building built before 1945
NO
Which class “E” high rise building was build with a lack of compartmentation?
A- built prior to 1945
B- build 1945-1968
C-built after 1968
C- built after 1968
At a fire in a high rise office, what channel does the incident commander operate on? What channel for the fire sector?
IC- command channel
Fire sector - primary tactical channel
You are working in the search and evacuation group at a fire in a high rise office building, what HT channel are you on?
Secondary tactical channel
At a fire in a high rise office building, where is the forward triage area located?
At a floor below the forward staging area
At a fire in a high rise office building, at least how many companies will be at the forward staging area?
5 (3 engines and 2 trucks)
At a fire in a high rise office building, the SAE group is responsible for 20floors. How many companies will be needed for this?
4 (SAE group requires at least one company for every 5 floors to be covered.
At a fire in a HI rise office building, what to ladder companies bring with them to the forward staging area?
Search and utility ropes
2 sets of irons and 6’ hooks
Extra scba cylinder per member
SCBA for each member
When is the possibility of negative stack effect the greatest?
When the outside air is above 90 degrees
For a fire in a high rise commercial, the fire is on the 14th floor. The has two elevator banks, bank one serves floors 1-17, bank 2 services 17-30. Where would you expect the SAE group to be staged?
19, when possible on a floor not serviced by the same elevator bank as the fire floor AND at least 5 floors about the fire
For a fire in a high rise office, where would. You expect to find the forward staging area?
Two floors below the original fire floor
How many spare SCBA cylinders would you expect to find at the forward staging area?
At least 20
At a fire in a high rise office building, where would you expect to find the forward triage area?
The floor below the forward staging area, (three floors below the original fire floor)
In a high rise office building, no point of any floor should be more then ____ft from the nearest manual pull station.
200ft
In high rise office buildings, each elevator landing will have a combustion ionization detection device, when this actives what does it do to the elevators, and where does the alarm sound?
It will recall the elevators, and the alarm will sound on that floor and the floor above, the 2008 building code also requires the alarm to sound on the floor below.
The 1st ladder at a fire in a high rise office building should obtain what info from the fire warden or his/her surrogate?
LESA Location of fire Evacuation procedures in place Status of elevators Access stairs serving fire floor
At a fire in the high rise office, you are the first ladder officer. The fire warden gives you the only copy for the floor plan for the fire floor, do you bring it with you are leave it at the fire command station?
Leave it at the fire command station
For a fire on the 20th floor of a high rise office building, where do you take the elevator too? And who stays with it?
18th floor (at least 2 floors below the fire) and for high rise office it is not specific as to who stays with the elevator, only states a “HT equipped member”
For a fire in a high rise office, who selects the attack stair?
The 1st ladder company
For a fire in a high rise office, where does the second ladder operate?
2nd ladder assist in the search and evacuation of the fire floor.
You are the officer of the 2nd ladder company at a fire in a high rise office building. You get into the lobby and the Roofman of the 1st company has an elevator waiting. Do you….?
A-get in the elevator with 1st due roof
B-take a different elevator and staff it with one of your members to help facilitate moving units
A- at high rise office man power is needed so take the 1st elevator when possible.
At a fire in a high rise office, where does the 3rd truck operate and how do they get there?
The operate on the floor above the fire, and they take a stair other then the attack stair.
At a fire in a high rise office building, who determines the evacuation stair best for the occupants?
3rd ladder, and 3rd ladder will notify the ICP
The 3rd ladder at a fire in a high rise office building will search the attack stair for how many floors above the fire?
A- 5 floors
B- 10 floors
C- a reasonable distance above the fire floor
D- not the responsibility of the 3rd ladder
C- a reasonable distance above the fire floor
At a fire in a high rise office, where does the 4th ladder operate?
Goes to the roof then searches the top 5 floors
At a fire in a high rise office on the 18th floor, there are 2 elevator banks (lower 1-17 and high 17-30). How would the 4th ladder get to the roof?
Take elevator to 16 then take the stairs to the roof (not the attack stair)
T or F
At a fire in a high rise office building, the 1st engine will wait at the ICP until the 1st ladder verifies the location of the fire AND then they will stretch from at least one floor below the fire from the stairwell the truck designated the attack stair.
TRUE
For a fire in a high rise office building, who brings the post radio and where do they bring it?
2nd arriving engine company officer and bring the post radio to the vicinity of the standpipe outlet where the 1st line is being stretched.
