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 7

Where is the control panel for each elevator located?

Answer 7

elevator control rooms on the roof

Question 8

What challenges do parking garages present?

Answer 8

extend beyond the main structure
Radio traffic difficult
No sprinklers

Question 9

What covers most windows in commercial high rises?

Answer 9

sun-screening plastic covers

Question 10

Buildings with fixed windows should have what designed?

Answer 10

breakable windows for emergencies

Question 11

How are windowpanes marked?

Answer 11

Maltese cross, fire helmet

Question 12

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

Answer 12

1

Question 13

Accommodation stairs are also know as

Answer 13

Access or convenience stairs

Question 14

NFPA states that a pressure reducing valve should be installed when

Answer 14

static pressure can exceed 175psi

Question 15

Can pressure-reducing valve be set to any pressure?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

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

Answer 16

10-20 floors

Question 17

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

Answer 17

HVAC ducts at window

Question 18

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

Answer 18

blind shaft

Question 19

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

Answer 19

a search and evacuation branch

Question 20

What is mushrooming?

Answer 20

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 21

Cold smoke, cool and low lying characterizes what?

Answer 21

fires brought under control by sprinkler system

Question 22

What is second arriving command officer doing?

Answer 22

Fire floor division supervisor

Question 23

When can pre connected lines be used

Answer 23

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

Question 24

The initial engine company officer must communicate what regarding stairwell?

Answer 24

Which will be used for attack

Question 25

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

Answer 25

high rise building fire

Question 26

units for high rise fire

Answer 26

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

Question 27

1st due engine duties

Answer 27

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 28

What should 1st due engine bring

Answer 28

forcible entry tools with hose packs

Question 29

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

Answer 29

sixth floor

Question 30

If fire is on Floor 7 or above then personal should

Answer 30

determine if elevators are good to use. Take elevator two floors below reported fire floor

Question 31

The attack should begin from where

Answer 31

standpipe closest to the fire

Question 32

2nd due Engine

Answer 32

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

Question 33

2nd due Engine driver job

Answer 33

establish water supply and connect to the FDC

Question 34

3rd due engine job

Answer 34

View opposite side Establish water supply to secondary FDC Floor above the fire to work with 2nd due truck

Question 35

What engine is typically the first engine on the second alarm and should establish the base area

Answer 35

6th due engine

Question 36

Who should announce the base area location?

Answer 36

6th due engine officer

Question 37

Who should become the base area manager?

Answer 37

driver of 6th due engine

Question 38

The remaining personnel of the 6th due engine should do what once base area is established?

Answer 38

prepare to set up staging two floors below the fire floor

Question 39

Each engine on 2nd alarm and greater should bring what?

Answer 39

two spare air cylinders per unit to the staging area. same for trucks or rescues

Question 40

Where should the mobile air unit be positioned on 2nd alarm?

Answer 40

(i.e., close to the building) with stairwell access to staging.

Question 41

Personnel assigned to gain control of high-rise building systems should attempt to contact who?

Answer 41

building engineer

Question 42

Can elevators be used to deliver personnel, equipment to staging and the fire floor?

Answer 42

Yes. they also can be used to remove patients quickly

Question 43

What should happen to building systems during high rise fire?

Answer 43

Building systems must be under FD control

Question 44

The 1st command officer to arrive on scene should be?

Answer 44

Command