High Rise Firefighting

Question 1

When can a message be sent to control declaring High Rise procedure implemented?

Answer 1

When the Bridgehead has been implemented
Area has been risk assessed
Access and egress has been secured
A charged jet is ready for deployment.

Question 2

How many litres of water can a DRM deliver?

Answer 2

1500 litres of water per minute

Question 3

How many litres of water can a WRM deliver and for how long?

Answer 3

1500 litres of water per minute for 45 minutes.

Question 4

How can a high rise building be defined for the LFB?

Answer 4

A building containing floors at such a height or position that external FF and rescue operations may not be feasible.
It will always include buildings of 6 floors/18 m or more

Question 5

Buildings over what height should have provisions for firefighting and access.

Answer 5

18m

Question 6

Buildings in excess of 60m or 50m after 2006 should require what?

Answer 6

Wet systems

Question 7

Where should the firefighting lift remain during a high rise incident and why?

Answer 7

At the bridgehead,
so that rescued persons can be quickly brought down to ground level.

Question 8

Where should the bridgehead be located and in what sector?

Answer 8

two floors below the fire floor in the Lobby Sector

Question 9

At a high rise incident the IC should implement a hazard zone of what size?

Answer 9

An appropriate size depending on the size, height and construction of the building.

Question 10

Wherever possible a FF lift should not be smaller than what capacity

Answer 10

8 person lift load of 630kg

Question 11

Wet rising mains should be found in buildings over what height?

Answer 11

50m post 2006

60m pre 2006

Question 12

What is the minimum rank needed to be in charge of a Bridgehead or be Fire sector commander?

Answer 12

Leading FF

Question 13

The initial BA crew committed in a high rise to firefight, search and rescue should have a charged branch supplied from where?

Answer 13

The rising main outlet on the floor below the fire floor.

Question 14

What is the standard charging pressure for a DRM?

Answer 14

10 bar at the Inlet

Question 15

When can the rising main outlet on the fire floor be used?

Answer 15

Only if teams can control the doors between them and the suspected location of the fire.
As a rough guide, this will mean a minimum of two fire doors separating the rising main outlet and the fire compartment

Question 16

When can the sector commander Fire commit crews?

Answer 16

When a safe system of work has been implemented.
ie: high rise procedure implemented.

Question 17

What should the sector commander Fire do when BA teams have been committed?

Answer 17

Inform the IC

Question 18

BA teams must not be committed to the fire compartment without a backup team being available unless what?

Answer 18

(a) there is an immediate risk to life
(b) there is an immediate risk of serious escalation of the incident if action is not taken