High Rise Manual Flashcards
A high rise building is defined as
A building with either six or more stories or a building where the highest occupied floor is greater than 75 feet
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?
February 1976
What construction type are most high rises?
Fire-resistive
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?
Reflex time
Modern high-rise buildings are of two basic designs
Residential and Commercial
Residential High-Rises are characterized by which type of hallways
Center hallways
Commercial high rises are characterized by
center core construction
What is a common feature in newly constructed hotel and office high rise building
Atrium
Typical requirements for buildings with atriums include what and why
Full sprinkler protection, smoke exhaust systems and smoke curtains. Due to the inability to control smoke and fire conditions
What unit is responsible for the 2nd FDC on a high rise
3rd Due engine
Additional engines on a high-rise should report to staging with a minimum of how much hose
100ft of 2 1/2
100ft of 1 3/4
Based on the 2nd alarm compliment of engines at least how much hose should be at staging
300ft 1 3/4
300ft 2 1/2
No more than how many companies should be In an elevator
2
what 3 things are your search priority in residential high rises
fire unit
exit hallways
adjacent units and across the hall from involved unit
what is the least desirable option for ventilation in a high rise
Elevator shafts
when should an evacuation branch or group be activated
If there are more than 2 floors above the fire that contain occupants
what 5 critical tasks are lobby control responsible for
Unit tracking and recording elevator operations building systems control stairwell identification Coordinating civilian evacuation
What crew member(s) are responsible for tracking and recording
Officer and firefighter
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
Left bucket fire fighter
what crew member Is responsible for elevator operations
Driver
Who Is responsible for coordinating activity in base?
Driver of the first engine that arrives at base
What tasks are associated with building systems control
HVAC/pressurization fire pump and suppression systems fire alarm fire phone building speaker system
what class standpipe system has outlets on the system that are 2 1/2 inch in diameter and 1 1/2 reducers
Class 3
Where would staging take place if there is active fire on the 10th floor
8th floor, always two floors below
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
6-12 inches
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
20%
what type of stairs are unprotected stairways leading from floor to floor within a single occupant space
accommodation stairs, assess or conveyance stairs
The operational plan for high rise fire must consist of 5 basic points
determine the fire floor verify the fire floor control occupants control building systems extinguish the fire
Companies must stop how many floors below the fire floor and use the stairs for the rest
two
most light and air units are equipped with an air hose that is how long
250ft
