High Rise Building Manual

Question 1

What are two basic designs of modern high rise buildings?

Answer 1

Residential and commercial

Question 2

Residential high rise buildings are characterized by

Answer 2

Center, hallways, numerous interior compartments.

Question 3

Commercial high rise buildings are characterized by

Answer 3

Center core constructions

Question 4

Why do Atriums make it difficult to control smoke?

Answer 4

Expose many floors to smoke and fire conditions

Question 5

Some high rises have_______ that allows FF to determine the height of the roofline and start of the facade

Answer 5

Scuppers

Question 6

How do FF typically access the roof area?

Answer 6

A hatch, Bulkhead or through penthouse machine room area

Question 8

Where is the control panel for each elevator located?

Answer 8

elevator control rooms on the roof

Question 9

What challenges do parking garages present?

Answer 9

extend beyond the main structure
Radio traffic difficult
No sprinklers

Question 10

What covers most windows in commercial high rises?

Answer 10

sun-screening plastic covers

Question 11

Buildings with fixed windows should have what designed?

Answer 11

breakable windows for emergencies

Question 12

How are windowpanes marked?

Answer 12

Maltese cross, fire helmet

Question 13

Most high rise buildings will have at least ______ stairwell that access to the roof through a hatch

Answer 13

1

Question 14

Accommodation stairs are also know as

Answer 14

Access or convenience stairs

Question 15

NFPA states that a pressure reducing valve should be installed when

Answer 15

static pressure can exceed 175psi

Question 16

Can pressure-reducing valve be set to any pressure?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

Central air within a high rise may interconnect how many floors?

Answer 17

10-20 floors

Question 18

What may receive fresh air from the ducts located in the ceiling of the floor below?

Answer 18

HVAC ducts at window

Question 19

What shaft serves only a portion of the building and has no opening on other floors?

Answer 19

blind shaft

Question 20

If more than 2 floors above the fire still contain occupants. what must be established?

Answer 20

a search and evacuation branch

Question 21

What is mushrooming?

Answer 21

Smoke rises upward from the fire floor to roof or ceiling level.

Smoke then banks down off the roof or ceiling downward back toward fire floor.

Question 22

Cold smoke, cool and low lying characterizes what?

Answer 22

fires brought under control by sprinkler system

Question 23

What is second arriving command officer doing?

Answer 23

Fire floor division supervisor

Question 24

When can pre connected lines be used

Answer 24

When fire is located below grade, first, second or third floor

Question 25

The initial engine company officer must communicate what regarding stairwell?

Answer 25

Which will be used for attack

Question 26

Fires in a parking garage attached to high rise should be treated as a ?

Answer 26

high rise building fire

Question 27

units for high rise fire

Answer 27

5 engines
2 trucks
1 rescue
1 EMS unit
2 BC
1 EMS sup

Question 28

1st due engine duties

Answer 28

abandon vehicle and proceed to lobby

Check fire control station or annunciator panel

Determine if stairs will be used

Recall elevators if it will be used

Question 29

What should 1st due engine bring

Answer 29

forcible entry tools with hose packs

Question 30

Stairs should be used for below and above grade up to what floor?

Answer 30

sixth floor

Question 31

If fire is on Floor 7 or above then personal should

Answer 31

determine if elevators are good to use.

Take elevator two floors below reported fire floor

Question 32

The attack should begin from where

Answer 32

standpipe closest to the fire

Question 33

2nd due Engine

Answer 33

Establish water supply
Report the fire floor to help 1st engine

Deploy second hoseline

Question 34

2nd due Engine driver job

Answer 34

establish water supply and connect to the FDC

Question 35

3rd due engine job

Answer 35

View opposite side

Establish water supply to secondary FDC

Floor above the fire to work with 2nd due truck