High rise office buildings

Question 0

Hydrogen cyanide

Answer 0

Burnt almonds

Blood

Question 0

Cyanogen chloride

Answer 0

Burnt almonds

Blood

Question 0

Class e office buildings built between 1945-1968

Answer 0

Medium weight building, 10-20 lbs/cu. ft.
Fire towers required
A mix of pre 1945 and 1968 characteristics

Question 1

Class e office buildings built before 1945

Answer 1

Heavy weight building, 20-23 lbs/ cubic ft
Structural steel encased in concrete, masonry exterior walls substantially tied to floors
Core construction not used
Usually no central a/c, exterior windows openable
Fire towers not required until 1938
Plenum ceilings not usually found

Question 2

Hydrogen chloride

Answer 2

Pungent odor

Question 2

Built after 1968

Answer 2

Lightweight building 8-10 lb./cu. ft.
Hvac system
Exterior walls are curtain walls, usually glass and metal
Exterior windows usually not openable
Fire towers not required
Lack of compartmentation 
Q decking floors, plenum ceilings
Core construction

Question 3

Phosgene

Answer 3

Musty hay/ grass

Choking

Question 3

Hi rise communications ladder companies

Answer 3

1st ladder- primary tactical
2nd ladder- primary tactical
3rd ladder - primary tactical
4th ladder- initially primary tactical, then to secondary tactical after establishment of sae group

Question 4

Acetaldehyde

Answer 4

Fruity

Question 4

Hi rise communications chief

Answer 4

Incident command. Chief- command
Aide- primary tactical
Fire sector. Chief- primary tactical
Aide - command
SAE group. Chief- secondary tactical
Aide- command
Staging area. Chief- command
Aide- primary tactical

Question 5

Tabun

Answer 5

Fruity

Nerve ( sludgem)

Question 5

Hi rise fire positions engines

Answer 5

First engine. Fire floor/ first line
Second engine Fire floor/ first line
Third engine. Fire floor/ second line
Fourth engine. Fire floor/ second line

Question 6

Soman

Answer 6

Camphor, fruit odor

Nerve( sludgem)

Question 6

Hi rise fire positions trucks

Answer 6

First ladder. Fire floor
Second ladder. Fire floor
Third ladder. Floor above
Fourth ladder. Roof then top five floors( count down from the top floor and include the top floor.

Question 7

Mustard

Answer 7

Garlic

Blister

Question 7

Hi rise posts/ sectors

Answer 7

1. Incident command post. Lobby
2. Fire sector. Floor below the fire ( cfr-d/ fast truck)
3. Forward staging area. Two floors below the fire
4. Forward triage area. Below the forward staging area (3 below)
5. Search and evac group. A floor not served by an elevator serving
   The fire floor& at least 5 floors above fire

Question 8

Lewisite

Answer 8

Garlic, geraniums

Blister

Question 8

Hi rise pump pressures

Answer 8

Fire floor.     Pressure
1-10.            150 psi
11-20.          200 psi
21-30.          250 psi
31-40.          300 psi
41-50.          350 psi
51-60.          400 psi
61-70.          450 psi
71-80.          500 psi
81-90.          550 psi
91-100.        600 psi

Question 9

Chlorine

Answer 9

Odor of bleach

Choking

Question 9

Manually operated fire pumps

Answer 9

” K.C. Start the Lever”
K. Knife switch. (Close switch)
C. Circuit breaker. (Close switch)
Start. Start button
Lever. Lever to desired speed

Question 10

Phosphine gas

Answer 10

Fish or garlic like odor

Question 11

Hydrogen fluoride

Answer 11

Rotten eggs