FFP - ROWFRAMES Flashcards
While working a tour in E-216, you arrive 1st for a fire in a fully involved 4 story occupied Rowframe, with fire quickly extending into both exposures 2 and 4. You should order your members to take which of the following actions?
A) Stretch a 3 1/2” line for a TL, and a handline stretched into the fire buiding through the front door.
B) Stretch a 3 1/2” line for a TL, and a handline stretched into the most severe exposure.
C) Backstretch to the nearest hydrant past the fire building, stretching 2 handlines in front of the fire building.
D) Stretch a 1 3/4” line to use on the fire building from the exterior until a TL is in operation.
A) Stretch a 3 1/2” line for a TL, and a handline stretched into the fire buiding through the front door.
(Rowframes 6.4)
B - 3 1/2” for TL and handline into most severe exposure for VACANT
building is an acceptable practice.
D - Operating an 1 3/4” from the exterior of the building until the TL is in
operation is an acceptable practice for a fire in a VACANT building.
Which statement below describing Rowframe buildings is incorrect?
A) They vary in height from 2 to 5 stories
B) They are 20 to 30 feet in width
C) Depths are about 85 feet
D) They may be constructed with or without cornices.
C) Depths are about 85 feet (INCORRECT)
(Rowframes 5.1.1)
- Rowframes = depths range from FORTY - SIXTY FEET (40 to 60 feet)
Which choice is correct for fires in an OLT type Rowframe?
A) 1st LCC notified his company officer that he was unable to position and prepare apparatus for complete coverage.
B) The OV of 1st due TL waited for completion of roof sizeup before repositioning the basket to the fire floor for ventilation.
C) After Roof FF reached the roof, the Aerial LCC waited for roof sizeup then repositioned the Aerial for VEIS.
D) The 1st LCC at a fire on the first or second floor will VEIS the fire apartment from the exterior using the Aerial ladder when teamed up with 2nd chauffeur.
B) The OV of 1st due TL waited for completion of roof sizeup before repositioning the basket to the fire floor for ventilation.
(Rowframes 11)
A - LCC should notify IC if he is unable to position and prepare
apparatus for complete coverage.
B - Correct
C - Aerial Ladder Chauffeurs DO NOT wait for roof sizeup in OLT type
Rowframes, however they DO wait in Brownstone type Rowframes.
D - 1st LCC at a fire on the 1st or 2nd floor will VEIS the fire apartment
from the exterior using PORTABLE LADDERS when teamed up with
the 2nd chauffeur.
Lt. Galvani was discussing Engine company operations at cellar fires in Rowframe buildings with members of E-285. The lieutenant was correct in all statements made with which exception?
A) An Engine company ordered to stretch a line to the top floor of the fire building for purposes of extinguishing the fire in the cockloft, should take a 6’ hook to pull ceilings.
B) If the first line cannot be advanced down to the cellar due to the intensity of fire, it shall be used to protect the public hallway, interior stairs and first floor, allowing the occupants to leave the building and the ladder company to perform VEIS.
C) The 1st line can be advanced to the top floor to cover any extension to that area or the cockloft after the cellar fire has been controlled by the 2nd line. Intervening floors shall be checked for fire on the way to the top floor. A member must be stationed on the landing to earn of any fire that may break out below them.
D) If the first line has advanced into the cellar, the 2nd line shall extinguish any fire on the 1st floor then proceed to the top floor.
A) An Engine company ordered to stretch a line to the top floor of the fire building for purposes of extinguishing the fire in the cockloft, should take a 6’ hook to pull ceilings. (INCORRECT)
(Rowframes 13, 1C)
- Engines operating in EXPOSURES should bring 6’ hooks.
Units pull up and transmit a 10-75 for a fire in a 4 story vacant Rowframe. Exposure 2 & 4 are both occupied Rowframes. Exposure 2 is the most severely exposed. Which choice below is incorrect?
A) 1st Engine drops 2 handlines
B) 1st line enters exposure 2
C) 2nd line enters the vacant fire building
D) 3rd line enters exposure 4
A) 1st Engine drops 2 handlines (INCORRECT)
(Rowframes 13.6 A)
- Rowframe Vacant = 1 handline & 3 1/2” for TL
B - 1st line into most severe exposure
C - 2nd line has choice of entering vacant fire building OR opposite
exposure of first line.
D - 3rd line goes where the 2nd line did not go
Ladder 37 arrives as the 2nd due ladder for a top floor fire in a 4 window Rowframe building. Ladder 37s LCC, after setting up the Aerial and realizing that he is not needed for rescue or laddering operations, should report where?
A) Top floor of fire building to assist inside team.
B) Into an exposure as directed by his officer
C) To the roof to assist with cutting operations.
D) Remain in front of the building in case a victim shows at a window.
B) Into an exposure as directed by his officer
(Rowframes 10.3)
- If the exposure is an IDLH then LCC needs to team up with another
member.
All of the statements in regard to Engine operations at fires in Rowframe buildings are correct except which?
A) The 1st arriving Engine should stretch one 3 1/2” supply lines for a TL and a handline for entering the building when the building is fully involved.
B) 1st line is stretched into the exposure when the building is fully involved and the fire is showing in the exposure.
C) 1st line is stretched to the most severe exposure for a vacant building in a row of occupied frames.
D) 2nd line is stretched through an exposure to the rear yard at a fire in a vacant building in a row.
B) 1st line is stretched into the exposure when the building is fully involved and the fire is showing in the exposure. (INCORRECT)
(Rowframes 13.4 B)
- 1st line stretched INTO FIRE BUILDING THROUGH THE FRONT
DOOR when the building is fully involved and fire is showing in the
exposure.
As the IC at an all hands fire in a Rowframe building where the fire is not under control, you would be most correct to assume that it may be necessary to?
A) Call for a 2nd alarm
B) Call for a 3rd alarm
C) Special call a TL
D) Special call an extra Engine and Ladder
D) Special call an extra Engine and Ladder
Rowframes 14.6
At a Rowframe fire, the OV FF of the 1st ladder company proceeds to the rear and sees a victim hanging out of the 3rd floor window in need of assistance. After determining that it is impractical to get a portable ladder to the rear, a decision must be made whether to stay in the rear reassuring the victim or to proceed to the roof to assist with the LSR rescue. This decision is based on all of the following except?
A) Location and severity of fire
B) Number of members available to assist in the LSR rescue
C) Immediate vicinity of the fire/smoke condition in relation to the victim
D) Emotional state of the victim
B) Number of members available to assist in the LSR rescue. (INCORRECT)
(Rowframes 9, 3E)
- “LIE”Location / severity of fire
Immediate vicinity of fire / smoke in relation to victim
Emotional state of victim
Which is the only correct item from the list below in regards to Rowframe construction features?
A) The salient feature common to all, regardless of variations in design, is the common cornice spreading over all the buildings in the row.
B) The cockloft may vary in height from one foot to a height tall enough for a man to stand in.
C) Light and air shafts are found in some, while not in others. Usually the buildings of shorter length will have these shafts.
D) Fire stopping required at cellar ceilings will prevent fire travel from one building to another.
B) The cockloft may vary in height from one foot to a height tall enough for a man to stand in.
(Rowframes 5.2)
A - Salient feature is the common COCKLOFT
C - Buildings of LONGER length usually have light/air shafts
D - Fire stopping required at cellar ceiling MAY prevent fire travel from
one building to another.
Many areas of the city have Rowframe buildings so it is important for officers and firefighters to be familiar with their features. Which choice below is an incorrect description of Rowframe buildings?
A) Rowframes may vary in height from 2 to 5 stories, are 20 to 30 feet in width and have depths that range from 40 to 60 feet.
B) When constructed, each builder may have used varying designs i.e. with a stoop similar to Brownstones which are constructed of masonry: some with and some without cornices.
C) One type is similar to Brownstone layout of rooms. They generally have 3 front windows per floor with one apartment going from front to rear and no rear fire escape.
D) Another type of Rowframe is the railroad flat with 2 apartments per floor. They generally have 4 windows across the front, with a rear fire escape. The depth of the building will determine the size and number of rooms.
B) When constructed, each builder may have used varying designs i.e. with a stoop similar to Brownstones which are constructed of masonry: some with and some without cornices. (INCORRECT)
(Rowframes 5.1)
- Builders may have used varying designs i.e. with a stoop similar to
Brownstones but ALL WOOD.
Rowframes may be constructed of ______ or _______ types of construction? Rowframes ________ have a dumbwaiter shaft present.
A) Balloon frame / Brace frame / may
B) Balloon frame / Platform / will not
C) Platform / Braced frame / may
D) Braced frame / Heavy timber / will not
A) Balloon frame / Brace frame / may
Rowframes 5.1.3
After operating at a top floor fire in a Rowframe building members of E-99 and L-100 were critiquing the fire. Each unit had a new or by working. Of the following statements made, which is the only correct one?
A) The salient feature common to all, regardless of variations in design, is the common cornice running across the front of all the buildings in the row.
B) The division walls between buildings are quite frequently no more than the equivalent of a partition wall with nogging present. The nogging will stop the spread of fire.
C) To gain entrance to the roof from the interior of the building, there is a scuttle on the roof which is reached by an iron ladder from the top floor. This ladder is always found in a closet.
D) Lack of fire stopping at cellar ceilings may permit fire travel from one building to another. Sometimes the cellar runs under more than one building with no separation. Fires in these cellars may endanger 2 or more buildings.
D) Lack of fire stopping at cellar ceilings may permit fire travel from one building to another. Sometimes the cellar runs under more than one building with no separation. Fires in these cellars may endanger 2 or more buildings.
(Rowframes 5.2.2)
A - Salient feature common to all is the COMMON COCKLOFT.
B - Because of age, nogging WILL NOT stop the spread of fire.
C - Scuttle ladder USUALLY FOUND NEAR SKYLIGHTS OVER STAIRS
The height of the Cockloft in a Rowframe type building is?
A) 2 to 3 feet
B) 4 feet
C) 1 foot to a height tall enough for a man to stand in
D) 4 inches to 6 feet
C) 1 foot to a height tall enough for a man to stand in
Rowframes 5.2.2
The life hazard in Rowframe buildings is great due to the large number of occupants and the rapidity with which fire may spread. The two major defects or faults in the construction of Rowframes are found in which two choices below? (More than 1 correct)
A) Common cockloft
B) Lack of fire stopping
C) Vast quantity of combustible material used in construction
D) Buildings constructed using balloon frame construction.
B) Lack of fire stopping
C) Vast quantity of combustible material used in construction.
(Rowframes 5.3.2)
