High Rise Manual

Question 1

In Feburary of 1976 High Rise buildings that were occupied 75 ft above the lowest level of FD vehicle access was required to have what?

Answer 1

A Fire Control Room

Question 2

Reaidential High Rise buikdinf are characterized by a what?

Answer 2

Center Hallway

Question 3

Commerical High-Rises are characterized by a?

Answer 3

Center Core Construction Method (normally a elevator)

Question 4

What can be used to show the true roof line on highrises with facades?

Answer 4

Rain Scuppers

Question 5

The elevator control room is normally located?

Answer 5

On the roof

Question 6

Windows that CAN be removed in highrises typically have a ______ or _______ in the bottom corner of the window.

Answer 6

Maltese Cross or fire helmet

Question 7

Precense of an outward opening door in a high rise normally indicates?

Answer 7

An electrical or telephone room or some sort of closet.

Question 8

What is accomadation stairwell?

Answer 8

Stairwell that leads from floor to floor within a single occupant space.

Question 9

Prescence of a gate in a stairwell denotes what?

Answer 9

The last floor with an exterior enterance

Question 10

Most standpipes found in interior applications are ______ systems?

Answer 10

Wet

Question 11

Difference in Wet and Dry Standpipe systems?

Answer 11

Wet (the sprinkler line is charged with water all the time)

Dry (we supply the water from the fire engine)

Question 12

After 1976 a hydrant shoukd be located within ____ ft of the standpipe and sprinkler FDC.

Answer 12

100

Question 13

Define Mushrooming?

Answer 13

Smoke rises upward from fire floor until it reaches the roof/ceiling, the smoke than banks off the ceiling and migrates downward back toward the fire floor.

Question 14

Define Stack Effect?

Answer 14

Natural movment of air within a tightly sealed building due to temp differences between the air on the inside a d outside of ths structure.

In this case Colder outside than it is inside.

Question 15

What is reverse stack effect?

Answer 15

Same as stack effect except warmer outside than it is inside resulting in smoke possibly moving below the fire floor and settling.

Warmer outside than it is inside.

Question 16

If wind driven fire conditions are present, NO ___________ should be performed until directed by command.

Answer 16

Horizontal Ventilation

Question 17

Define Blind Elevator Shaft

Answer 17

Elevator that services certain floors, not all.

Question 18

Fire Load for Residential High Rise: 10GPM/100 sqft
1 3/4 Line

Commercial High Rise: 20 GPM/ 100 sqft

Answer 18

What Hose Line would suffice for Commercial High Rise

2 1/2 in

Question 19

Whenever the hose deployment is made from apparstus and not from standpipe, what must be done?

Answer 19

Communicated to command

Question 20

What is on a High Rise assignement?

Answer 20

5 Engine 
2 Trucks 
1 Rescue 
1 EMS Unit
 2 Battalion Chiefs
1 Command Aid
1 EMS Supervisor

Question 21

First Due Engine Position and Responsibilites?

Answer 21

Abandon Rig, park out of the way, continue to lobby, locate fire, advance to fire floor.

Question 22

If using the elevator be sure to stop ___ floors below the fire floor, and use the stairs.

Answer 22

Two

Question 23

How many companies in an elevator at one time?

Answer 23

2

Question 24

2nd Due Engine Roles and Responsibilities.

Answer 24

Establish water supply, supply FDC, assist fire engine placing a hoseline in place.

Question 25

3rd Due Engine Roles and Reaponsibilities

Answer 25

Establish water to secondary FDC, if none are present abandon rig and deploy line above the fire.

Question 26

4th Due Engine Roles and Reaponsibilities

Answer 26

Park away from the building, Assume RIT

Entire Crew to attack stairwell and stage one floor below, unless below grade, then oosition as close to IDLH as possible.

Question 27

5th Due Engine Roles and Reaponsibilities

Answer 27

Abandon Rig, reoort to command, then assume lobby control

Question 28

1st Due Truck Positioning

Answer 28

Pak Side Alpha, unless fire location is obvious.

Question 29

1st Due Truck Roles

Answer 29

If smoke, fire, or victims are evident and with reach of aerial, it shall be raised to facilitate use.

Maximize Scrub area

Question 30

Do NOT place ladder to a window or balcony showing fire unless needed for _____ or _______.

Answer 30

Rescue or Master Stream

Question 31

If entire unit is involved in fire, place the aerial to the __________ unit.

Answer 31

Adjoining

Question 32

If no need for aerial or Fire Floor is out of reach, ___________________________?

Answer 32

Entire crew enters the building together.

Question 33

Always notify command when the aerial is placed in operation for a ______ or _______.

Answer 33

Fire Attack

Question 34

2nd Due Truck positioning?

Answer 34

View as much of the structure as possible, if victims or fire are within reach, raise aerial to fire floor.

Question 35

2nd Due truck responsibilities?

Answer 35

If aerial isn’t being used for rescue or fire attack? Abandon Rig and enter structure.

Question 36

Which Engine establishes a “Base Area” for 2nd alarm? And who is the inital Base Officer?

Answer 36

6th Engine (Typically 1st Engine on 2nd alarm)
Engine driver is Base Officer.

Question 37

What are the primary Lobby Control duties for the Engine Driver?

Answer 37

Elevator Operations (Obtain Keys,Recall Elevators)
(Decide which elevators have Firemans Service)
(Check shaft for fire,smoke,water) Then deliver cimpanies to appropriate floors.

Question 38

Primary duty of Base Officer?

Answer 38

Organizes units by function, parking them in an orderly fashion.

Question 39

Wind-Driven fires require either the first due truck or Rescue Squad to inside the structure?

Answer 39

Establish a safe haven/refuge area, by forcing entry into an adjoining apartment. (Not the directly across the hall, which could allow the the fire an outlet)

Question 40

Preplans for highrises shall be kept where?

Answer 40

At First Due station and Fire Control Room

Question 41

Most Elevator control rooms are located where?

Answer 41

The Roof

Question 42

Preference shall be given to using the riser in _______, instead of the hallway.

Answer 42

Stairwells.

Question 43

Wind driven fire conditions can occur in winds as low as?

Answer 43

10-20 mph

Question 44

Residential High-rise search priorities?

Answer 44

The Fire Unit
Exit Hallway
Adjacent units across the hall from Involved unit

Question 45

Where is staging set up in a highrise?

Answer 45

2 floors below the confirmed fire floor.

Question 46

Where is RIT set up?

Answer 46

1 floor below fire floor.

Question 47

Define Base?

Answer 47

Area where incoming fire apparatus and other vehicles park on 2nd alarm