High Rise Flashcards
What are the 5 C’s of high rise fires? (won’t be on the test but still good to know)
- Command
- Confirm
- Connections
- Control the Lobby
- Cars
Buildings over what height are considered to be high rises?
Per TFD SOP 4 floors above the ground floor
Per NFPA 75 feet
In a 1/4 square map book page, what is the real distance of 1” in the map book?
377 linear feet
What are three different brands of locked key boxes that hold keys for buildings?
- Medeco
- Knox
- Supra
What kinds of keys will be in the Rapid Entry System Box?
-Entry and interior doors keys =including possible door FOB -Elevator Keys -Alarm panel keys -Some buildings will have emergency plans
If a standpipe connection is damaged what can you use to replace it in an emergency setting?
-And where is it kept?
The Speed Swivel
-Kept on all of the EC trucks
In a standpipe setting what does PRV stand for?
What does the PRV do?
Pressure Reducing Valve
-Prevents pipes from breaking due to head pressure. Found on the ground floor of a high rise building
What are the Incident Priorities of a high rise fire?
- Life Safety
- Incident Stabilization
- Property Conservation
What is the full alarm assignment for a high rise fire?
- 2 BC’s
- 4 EN
- 2 LD/LT
- 2 PM
- 2 EC’s
If you arrive on scene and see that the high rise fire is a working incident, what is your first action?
Start a 2nd alarm
In what order to you make the FDC connections?
Sprinklers first then standpipes
With high rise fires what is the initial assignment for the 2nd arriving EN? What about the 3rd arriving EN?
- The 2nd arriving EN makes the water supply and assists with or makes the connections to the sprinklers
- The 3rd EN is assigned to Lobby Control
The first LD on a high rise fire is assigned to do what?
They are assigned with the first EN and help form an Attack Team. Their radio designator will be “Fire Attack Division…”
What are possible assignments for the 4th EN on a high rise fire?
- RIC
- Form a 2nd attack team with a LD
- Resources for Lobby Control
What assignments will the 2nd LD possibly do initially on a high rise fire?
Can be used as a 2nd attack team
Can help pressurize the stairwells
What will the FDC’s be pumped at?
- If nothing showing 100 psi
- If smoke showing 150 psi
If the fire is on what floor when can the FF use the elevator?
If on the 7th floor or higher
—The elevators will never be used until the safety of the elevator can be confirmed
How many phases of elevator control is there and what are they?
2 phases
- Phase 1 recalls the elevator to the lobby
- Phase 2 is Firefighter Control (aka Door Control)
How often will the elevator be stopped to check for fire conditions throughout the high rise building?
Every 5 floors
What style of high rise building construction will have most of its load bearing walls made of reinforced concrete?
Old style
Another name for modern-style construction of high rise buildings
Core Construction
What spans horizontal distance between columns and support structural beams that carry the floor loads
Girders
How long of a fire-resistive rating do the roofs of high rises have?
2 hours
If a high rise has multiple elevators that span different floors of the building what is that called?
Split bank elevators
The vertical shaft that the elevator is in is called what?
A Hoistway
What is the typical pressure of a standpipe outlet?
65 psi
Where is the base floor in a high rise building fire?
2 floors below the fire floor
What equipment should be taken up by the EN of the Attack Team?
- Full turnouts and SCBA
- 2 Handifolds 100’
- High Rise bag
- Handlights
- Forcible entry tools
- Pike pole possibly
- Lifeline
- Fire extinguisher to be kept on the elevator
What should the LD of the Attack Team take up?
- Full turnouts and SCBA
- 2 Handifolds 100’
- High Rise bag
- Handlights
- Forcible entry tolls including saws
- Pike pole possibly
- Lifeline
- Fire extinguisher to be kept on the elevator
The tendency of air within vertical buildings to move upward when outside temperatures are much colder than those in the building
Stack Effect
The tendency of air to move downward when outside temperatures are much warmer than those in the building.
Reverse Stack Effect
A device that emits or controls air flow in a HVAC system
Damper
