High Rise

Question 1

Hazards at high-rise come under 3 groups which are

Answer 1

Building height layout and design
Fire behaviour and development
Firefighting and rescue operations

Question 2

Which way might smoke travel at a high rise

Answer 2

Smoke can possibly travel downward particularly in staircases this can have a significant and adverse impact on operations

Question 3

building regulations require tall buildings over what height to make provisions for fire fighting and firefighter access

Answer 3

18 m

Question 4

Those in excess of what height we’ll have wet systems

Answer 4

60 m and as of 2006 50 m

Question 5

What are the basic fire fighting facilities provided within high rise buildings

Answer 5

Fire fighting shaft, dry wet rising mains and Fire fighting lift

Question 6

What may sprinklers indicate

Answer 6

Sprinkler installation may indicate that there are a areas with larger compartments and significant fire loading

Question 7

Where might you find a premise risk assessment score

Answer 7

Operational risk database

Question 8

Where can you amend the PDA to cover temporary or permanent absence of fixed installations

Answer 8

Rather special attendance database or when out of hours requests can be made via offset of the day

Question 9

Who can you ask for knowledge on fixed installations to assist fire rescue operations

Answer 9

Fire safety officers can provide information and can be invited to familiarisation visits

Question 10

Dry riser mains can deliver

Answer 10

1500lpm

Question 11

Wet rising mains are designed to supply how much water for how long as a minimum

Answer 11

1500 l per minute for 45 minutes minimum

Question 12

When can you shut off a sprinkler system

Answer 12

Only under the instruction of the incident commander

Question 13

Where should the bridgehead be located

Answer 13

Two floors below the fire floor unless planning arrangements allows for safair to be reliably maintained in a position closer to the fire in the fire fighting lobby not corridor

Question 14

What is the minimum roll for a fire sector commander when establishing a bridgehead

Answer 14

Minimum role of crew manager

Question 15

What is the minimum Crewe to go to a bridge head while water supply is being secured

Answer 15

Minimum crew of 3 plus the fire sector commander

Question 16

When does a message high rise procedure implemented get sent

Answer 16

When a risk assessment has been carried out and the location of the bridge had has been risk assessed
Access and egress to and from the Bridge head is secured and maintained
The bridge head is established with two charged jets deployed

Question 17

Can crews go above the fire floor without ba

Answer 17

Only if the floor is not affected by fire or smoke and the IC has confirmed that the buildings construction and any fire engineered Solutions have not been compromised teams can be committed without pie but must stay in contact with the safety officer on the stairwell and the incident commander

Question 18

What can be used to Ade search patterns

Answer 18

A forward information board may help with this process

Question 19

How would you know if a ventilation shaft requires air inlet from doors being held open

Answer 19

The doors will open inwards rather than outwards

Question 20

When will a fire safety officer be informed of high rise incident

Answer 20

They will be informed of all 4 pump fires and tend all 5 pump fires and above

Question 21

When must be a team withdraw when signal is lost

Answer 21

If both telemetry and radio signal is lost BA teams must withdraw if radio signal is lost be a teams must decide whether they need to withdraw

Question 22

Who do you report defects 2 concerning fire fighting facilities

Answer 22

Inform the building owner and Report to Resource Management Centre as alleged fire risk a fire safety officer will be informed and determine appropriate course of action

Question 23

Where might you find a water suppression system

Answer 23

In Commercial residential and multi use high rise buildings since 2006 it has been a requirement to install in buildings over 30 m

Question 24

What functions does a sprinkler have

Answer 24

Detect attack and give an audible warning