Hi-rise Flashcards
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Before 1945 they were heavy weight __-__lbs per sq/ft
1945-1968 medium weight __-__lbs per sq/ft
After 1968 light weight __-__ per sq/ft
Before 1945 = 20-23lbs
1945-1968= 10-20lbs
After 1968 = 8-10lbs
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Fire damper used to restrict passage of (heat or fire).
To place in non-circulating mode do you open or close: mixing dampers, exhaust dampers, outside air dampers? In what order?
Fire damper used to restrict passage of heat
Non circulating mode:
Open Outside air dampers
Close Mixing dampers
Open Exhaust dampers
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Is the fire tower the preferred evacuation stair or attack stair?
Fire pump bypass valve should be in the closed or open position?
How do you operate the fire pumps?
Fire tower is preferred evacuation stair
Fire pump bypass in closed position
Operate fire pumps (KC start the Lever): Knife switch closed Circuit breaker closed Push start button move Lever to desired position
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What are the 4 building systems FD must gain control of?
Smoke or fire showing from exterior or serious fire has been verified is what (10-75 or 2nd alarm)
4 building systems (CHEF) communications, HVAC, elevators, Fire pumps
2nd alarm
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What ladder search the upper floors and attack stair?
What tools does the Cfr engine bring?
Vent is controlled by who?
4th ladder does upper floors and attack stair
CFR engine brings Cfr equipment and entry tools
All vent controlled by IC
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What floors are the fire sector?
1st officer on scene assumes control of the ICP, if he leave lobby before chief arrival designate a member to man the lobby, preferably who?
Fire sector is fire floor and floor above
Preferably the 1st LCC
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What channel does the SAE group operate on?
The forward staging area has how many spare cylinders? And how many engines and ladders?
SAE group on secondary tactical channel (3)
Forward staging area has 20 cylinders and 3 engine and 2 trucks in stand by
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What tools do ladders ordered to the forward staging area bring?
Should fixed stairwell pressurization systems be augmented by fans?
Ladders at forward staging area bring: scba for each member, 2 sets of irons, 6’ hooks, search and utility ropes, spare cylinder each
Do not augment fixed stairwell pressurization systems
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Stack effect
Most noticeable in buildings over __ft tall
Negative is (up/down) movement of air and is most likely when outside air temp is above __degrees
Most noticeable in building over 60ft tall
Negative is down, over 90 degrees outside
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Where is the SAE group located?
Floor which is not serviced by the same bank of elevators as fire floor (if possible). And at least 5 floors above fire floor
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Group supervisor can supervise __-__ units
Where is the forward staging area?
Where is the forward triage area?
Group supervisor can supervise 3-7 units
Forward staging area is 2 floors below fire
Forward triage area is floor below forward staging area
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Manual pull stations no more then __ft apart
Will a detector activation at an elevator landing recall the elevators? What about a water flow alarm? Activation of device in HVAC system?
Manual pull station no more then 200ft apart
Detector activation at elevator landing and water flow alarms will recall the elevators
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Who determines attack stair?
Should each ladder take their own elevator?
1st ladder determines attack stair
2nd and 3rd ladder if possible should take the 1st ladders elevator
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What stair does the 3rd ladder take to get to the floor above?
Who determines the evacuation stair?
Who removes all occupant from the attack stair and for how many floors above the fire?
3rd ladder uses a stair other then attack stair to get to floor above
3rd ladder determines evacuation stair
3rd ladder will remove all persons from attack stair for a reasonable distance above fire floor
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If the 3rd ladder encounters difficulty clearing the attack stair who do they advise to withhold the attack?
If 3rd ladder encounters difficulty clearing attack stair notify the 1st ladder and fire sector supervisor to withhold the attack
