High Rise Flashcards
What are the high rise procedures to be used in conjunction with?
ICS and all other existing policies and procedures of OKCFD.
What is the high rise policy intended to do for the Incident Commander?
Establish basic assignments for first arriving companies and for a command structure the IC can build upon. It is not intended to limit the decision making abilities of the IC.
Most modern high rises are as much as ___ lighter in mass than building constructed prior to ___.
75% lighter in mass. Constructed prior to 1940.
Modern high rise buildings are ___ with open landscaped floors as large as ___.
Taller. As large as 20,000 square foot.
What is significant about the content loading in modern high rise buildings?
Can generate 2.5 times the BTU.
What is the flashover time for large, open high rise floors with ample oxygen and fuel?
Less than 10 minutes.
What is the typical response time to the fire floor?
20 minutes.
Because high rise buildings are tightly sealed to contain conditioned air what is there a serious potential for?
Backdrafts.
What are other potential hazards that make extinguishment of the high rise fire difficult?
Open shafts.
Unprotected vertical openings in remodeled and new structures.
Electrical hazards.
Unrelieved heat and smoke.
Where are most exposures in high rises?
They are staged vertically. The direction smoke, convection and heat conduction want to travel.
____ of extension through floors exist.
Multiple avenues.
Placing multiple lines to cover exposure points above the fire floor is a slow and cumbersome task. It is difficult to get ___ above an extending fire in time to stop it.
Adequate resources.
What is the primary concern because of poor egress/escape, unforgiving fire behavior, excessive heat and smoke, panic of occupants, and fatigue of FFs?
Safety is the primary concern.
When and how should horizontal ventilation be performed on a high rise fire?
When ordered by the IC/Ops. It can accomplished by breaking out the glass on the floor above the fire floor.
What will happen if ventilation is not accomplished on a high rise incident?
Fire gases and heat will eventually pressurize into the core and extend to other floors.
What is a high rise fire like and what should the FFs be prepared for?
It is like an above ground basement fire and the FFs must be prepared for a lengthy and labor intensive operation.
What should all companies refer to and take into the high rise building?
The Low Occurrence Elevated Risk Guide (LOER).
What should all district officers take into the high rise building?
Their Multi-Gas Air (5-Gas) monitors,
With a major high rise fire how many personnel are needed?
200-300 fire personnel.
What is a high rise incident identified as?
Any incident that has the potential to progress to a level at or above the 5th floor above ground level.
What will the first arriving company officer do?
Establish command and operate in investigation mode unless the first officer is a district officer.
How do the district officers operate?
In command mode.
If a working fire is confirmed what will be called for immediately?
A high rise alarm.
What is a high rise alarm the equivalent of?
A 5-alarm response.