High Rise building fires

Question 1

The greatest concern in dumpster fires is

Answer 1

Smoke and Gas contaminating the structure

Question 2

Firefighters should not be committed to interior operations in fires in high-rise building under construction when

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Concrete formwork is still in place

Question 3

The fire load in a general office space high-rise is

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7.7 PSF.

Question 4

Wind conditions at the level of the fire can be

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Very different from what is happening at ground level

Question 5

Stretching the attack line directly off the engine instead of from a standpipe should

Answer 5

Be communicated to other units

Question 6

Fire load in residential occupancies requires a fire flow of _________per _________ fire could of involved area

Answer 6

10 GPM; 100 ft2

Question 7

Fire load, and commercial occupancies require fire flow of ___________ per ________ of involved area

Answer 7

20 GPM; 100 ft2

Question 8

When pulling a hose line, directly from the engine to the vehicle fire, the FDC___________

Answer 8

Should be supplied as usual

Question 9

___________ is the area of a simile resources close to the operation on the fire floor ideally two floors below the confirmed fire floor

Answer 9

Staging

Question 10

____________ is the area where incoming fire apparatus in other vehicles park

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Base

Question 11

The preferred method of horizontal ventilation in a high-rise structure is

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Pressurize the attack stairwell with the intention of forcing the smoke out the fire apartment window

Question 12

Definition, high-rise

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Six or more stories, or greater than 75 feet above FD vehicle access

Question 13

Major changes in building code for high-rises occurred in

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1976

Question 14

The time needed to assess the situation, gather info proceed to fire floor locate fire in prepared to operate is known as

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Reflex time

Question 15

HVAC power shut off switches are generally located

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Adjacent to unit

Question 16

Parking decks are generally designed to carry the weight for

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Automobile traffic only

Question 17

Which company responsibility is it to recall all elevators

Answer 17

First due engine

Question 18

Which company’s responsibility is it to recall all elevators

Answer 18

First Due Engine

Question 19

How many companies are allowed in an elevator at a time

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2 companies

Question 20

In the first and second engine pair up on the same line where should a second is an officer position

Answer 20

Position at the standpipe Outlet

Question 21

If there is not a secondary FDC what is the driver of the third engine responsibility

Answer 21

Abandon the apparatus in proceed with Crew

Question 22

A high-rise building is defined as a building with either six or more stories

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A building where the highest occupied story four is greater than 75 feet of the lowest level fire department vehicle access

Question 23

Restaurants bars and clubs may also be located on which floor in a high-rise

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On the top floor

Question 24

A common new feature in high-rises is an atrium these make it difficult to control

Answer 24

Smoke

Question 25

High rises that are not sprinklered or required to have fire control. Rooms were constructed before what year

Answer 25

1976

Question 26

High rise building codes allow for Builders to use trade-off, such as if they compartmentalize the building more it reduces or eliminates the need for them to have

Answer 26

Sprinklers

Question 27

Roof access in a high-rise can be through a hatch or bulkhead at the top of the stairwell or through 

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Penthouse machine room

Question 28

Due to increased security concerns, some government or Mercantile occupancies have begun to use wet in their walls 

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Reinforced Drywall

Question 29

Newer construction in high-rises has lead to exterior walls being

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Curtain walls of glass, metal, or masonry panels

Question 30

Fire resistant measures used on floor ceiling support systems, including spray on fire proofing are also known as

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Intumescent coatings

Question 31

Generally high rises with fixed windows only are required to have

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Window panes that can be broken in event of an emergency

Question 32

Open and unprotected stairways that lead from floor to floor in a high rise for easy access of a single occupancy that spans multiple floors are known as

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Accommodation stairs

Question 33

If a pressure reducing valve is present on the standpipe riser the fire department should

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Attempt to defeat it by breaking the “L” shaped bar that restricts the riser wheel

Question 34

Fire, heat and water no matter how small the amount can cause elevators to malfunction does that matter fire department personnel

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Yes, because malfunctions caused by these will effect the elevator regardless of fire department service

Question 35

Experience has shown that there is a large potential for loss of life in high rise building fires of what occupancy type

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All high rises regardless of occupancy type

Question 36

The “stack effect” refers to movement of air in a relatively tightly sealed building that has a different temperature that the outside
This effects smoke travel by

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Smoke rises till it reaches a temperature balance and stratify on floor below the top floor

Question 37

Fire extension in high rise buildings will be of significant concern if the fire is located in

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Mercantile occupancies meeting or storage areas

Question 38

Laundry, Mail and trash chutes are convenient for building occupants but provide a danger for smoke or fire migration because

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They are an unobstructed vertical path through the building

Question 39

Five conditions must exist for a wind driven fire to occur

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1. Fire in the structure
2. Failed or open window to the outside in the fire area/apartment
3. Presence of wind on the exterior of the structure
4. Failed or open door to the area/apartment leading to a common hallway
5. Unobstructed path to an outlet for the fire to vent

Question 40

5th Due Engine (officer and RB)

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*unit identification
*task assigned and location
*time entered and air supply
*number of personnel

Question 41

5th Due Engine (Officer and RB)

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Unit Tracking and Recording

Question 42

5th Due Engine (Left Bucket Firefighter)

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Control building systems

Question 43

5th Due Engine (Driver/Operator)

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Elevator Operations

Question 44

Fire load in commercial occupancy’s require a fire flow of ___________ per ____________ of involved area

Answer 44

20 GPM 100 FEET