High Rise Manual

Question 1

A high rise building is defined as

Answer 1

A building with either six or more stories or a building where the highest occupied floor is greater than 75 feet

Question 2

The Virginia Uniform statewide building code was modified to require a fire control room in buildings having occupied floors located more than 75ft above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access in what month and year?

Answer 2

February 1976

Question 3

What construction type are most high rises?

Answer 3

Fire-resistive

Question 4

Time needed to assess the situation upon arrival of the first units, gather info from the annunciator panel, identify and confirm the fire floor, proceed to that floor, locate the fire, and prepare to operate is defined as?

Answer 4

Reflex time

Question 5

Modern high-rise buildings are of two basic designs

Answer 5

Residential and Commercial

Question 6

Residential High-Rises are characterized by which type of hallways

Answer 6

Center hallways

Question 7

Commercial high rises are characterized by

Answer 7

center core construction

Question 8

What is a common feature in newly constructed hotel and office high rise building

Answer 8

Atrium

Question 9

Typical requirements for buildings with atriums include what and why

Answer 9

Full sprinkler protection, smoke exhaust systems and smoke curtains. Due to the inability to control smoke and fire conditions

Question 10

What unit is responsible for the 2nd FDC on a high rise

Answer 10

3rd Due engine

Question 11

Additional engines on a high-rise should report to staging with a minimum of how much hose

Answer 11

100ft of 2 1/2

100ft of 1 3/4

Question 12

Based on the 2nd alarm compliment of engines at least how much hose should be at staging

Answer 12

300ft 1 3/4

300ft 2 1/2

Question 13

No more than how many companies should be In an elevator

Answer 13

2

Question 14

what 3 things are your search priority in residential high rises

Answer 14

fire unit
exit hallways
adjacent units and across the hall from involved unit

Question 15

what is the least desirable option for ventilation in a high rise

Answer 15

Elevator shafts

Question 16

when should an evacuation branch or group be activated

Answer 16

If there are more than 2 floors above the fire that contain occupants

Question 17

what 5 critical tasks are lobby control responsible for

Answer 17

Unit tracking and recording 
elevator operations 
building systems control 
stairwell identification
Coordinating civilian evacuation

Question 18

What crew member(s) are responsible for tracking and recording

Answer 18

Officer and firefighter

Question 19

What crew member is responsible for making contact with building engineer and determining elevator status and location and communicating to command if all units are not recalled to the lobby

Answer 19

Left bucket fire fighter

Question 20

what crew member Is responsible for elevator operations

Answer 20

Driver

Question 21

Who Is responsible for coordinating activity in base?

Answer 21

Driver of the first engine that arrives at base

Question 22

What tasks are associated with building systems control

Answer 22

HVAC/pressurization
fire pump and suppression systems
fire alarm
fire phone
building speaker system

Question 23

what class standpipe system has outlets on the system that are 2 1/2 inch in diameter and 1 1/2 reducers

Answer 23

Class 3

Question 24

Where would staging take place if there is active fire on the 10th floor

Answer 24

8th floor, always two floors below

Question 25

due to the way curtain walls are mounted to the frame of the building, gaps with how many inches are common between floor and exterior wall

Answer 25

6-12 inches

Question 26

low mass concrete Is also referred to as formed concrete and can consist of up to what percentage of air to reduce the density of the concrete

Answer 26

20%

Question 27

what type of stairs are unprotected stairways leading from floor to floor within a single occupant space

Answer 27

accommodation stairs, assess or conveyance stairs

Question 28

The operational plan for high rise fire must consist of 5 basic points

Answer 28

determine the fire floor 
verify the fire floor 
control occupants 
control building systems 
extinguish the fire

Question 29

Companies must stop how many floors below the fire floor and use the stairs for the rest

Answer 29

two

Question 30

most light and air units are equipped with an air hose that is how long

Answer 30

250ft