HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

Question 1

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

________ __________ is an important function of the IC and should be completed as soon as practical

Answer 1

Resource determination is an important function of the IC and should be completed as soon as practical

Question 2

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A
• Generally elevators should not be used on any incident on or below the ? th floor
• Elevators shall be exited at least ? floors below the emergency

Answer 2

• Generally elevators should not be used on any incident on or below the 5th floor
• Elevators shall be exited at least 2 floors below the emergency

Question 3

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

T/F - If first in truck is an aerial, it acts like first in pump.

Answer 3

True

Next in aerial sets up to be able to raise ladders and carries out assignment based on arrival order

Question 4

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

First in Officer Responsibilities (10 things)

Answer 4

o Initial radio report and assume Command
o Check annunciator panel for the location of the alarm
o Liaise with building personnel and occupants
o Transmit follow-up radio report
o Control elevator operation if required
- Elevator operator shall be assigned from the 2nd arriving crew
o Investigate location and cause of alarm
o Identify conditions in the emergency area
o Identify attack and evacuation stairwells
o Initial IAP based on tactical priorities
o Rescue/Firefighting operations will be initiated when sufficient resources are assembled

Question 5

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

Second arriving Officer/Lobby Sector responsibilities

Answer 5

o Ensures water supply secured and assigns driver to assist 1st in driver
o Quick exterior size-up
o Assumes lobby sector (Command may be transferred from 1st in officer)
o Lobby sector:
-Assigns one member to elevator sector (who reports to Lobby Sector)
-Maintain control of the lobby
-Ensure fire alarm has been activated
-Monitor annunciator panel
-VCOM announcements
-Liaise with building staff to control building systems (ex. HVAC, smoke control measures, etc)
-Obtain fire safety plan and keys
-Obtain tactical survey

Question 6

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

Third arriving Officer responsibilities (4 things)

Answer 6

o Quick exterior size-up
o If fire or other emergency exists, go to two floors below fire and establish STAGING
o If required, report to First in Officer
o Assign member to Entry Control (sets up at the Lobby)

Question 7

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

Which Officer reports to STAGING?

Answer 7

Fourth arriving

Question 8

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

Fifth arriving Officer does a quick exterior size-up and sets up Ventilation Sector. What are the 6 responsibilities of Ventilation Sector?

Answer 8

• Liaise with other sectors and establish ventilation plan
• Assess the need and request additional resources if needed
• Implement ventilation plan
• Pressurize 2 stairwells (Attack and Evacuation)
• Conduct primary search of stairwells
• Establish vertical stairwell ventilation, if required

Question 9

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

• Second alarm should be considered when it is obvious that a working fire has expanded beyond the area of origin and it has the potential to:

Answer 9

o Endanger the life safety of people still in the building
o Spread horizontally on the fire floor or vertically in the interior of the building
o Has broken out to the exterior and has potential for a vertical fire spread
o Resources on hand are insufficient to mitigate the emergency

Question 10

HI-RISE INITIAL OPERATIONS GUIDELINES – APPENDIX A

Where does RIT report to?
Where do 2nd alarm companies report to?

Answer 10

RIT - report to Staging with appropriate equipment

2nd Alarm - report to BASE