High Rise Scenario Revised Flashcards
You are dispatched as part of a first alarm response to a reported apartment fire at 1000 Sunset Blvd. at 3:00am. You find a 32 story high rise apartment building, without a fire sprinkler system, with heavy fire and smoke from the 18th floor, “B” side.
Scenario
What are your Incident Priorities? (High-rise fire incident priorities)
Protection of Life
Incident Stabilization through fire control
Property/Environment protection and conservation
Verbalize your size-up.
Location of Fire by address or location
Numerical Floor height and Type of Occupancy
Products of Combustion
Special Information
Verbalize your follow-up report.
Name Incident
Identify IC & ICP Location
Request additional resources
Identify Staging and/or Check-in location
Two or more DIVS consider additional Command Frequency
Special Instructions (Travel routes, …)
“LA this is Engine X at 1000 Sunset Blvd., this will be the Sunset IC, Engine X will be IC, and the ICP will be located at _____________, add a (2nd/3rd?) alarm, ambulance, base will be located at _______________, have all units enter from the West, in addition I will need a COMM Plan.
Fill in
Discuss and Justify reason for requested resources.
Life loss potential
Manpower – intensive
Discuss communication plan.
Purpose
Application
Discuss anticipated challenges of anticipated incident.
Adequate water
Evacuation of residents
Personnel accountability
What are your tactical priorities?
Investigation/Rescue/Fire attack/Property conservation
Ensure adequate water supply
Gain control of building systems (Lobby Control) i.e.; HVAC (discuss HVAC/ventilation relevance), elevators, alarm panels, electrical, and initial fire protection systems.
Control the floors above and below the fire floor.
First alarm response matrix
Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, Engine 5, Truck 1, Truck 2, Squad 1, Battalion 1, Battalion 2
Engine 1 captain responsibilities:
Complete radio size-up
Investigation/Initial action/rescue/Fire attack
First water supply (Type of connection and why/)
Pass command
Communicate location, conditions, situation, progress and needs.
First-in Truck (Truck 1)
Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC)
Stairwell Support
CA IC, Crew augment Fire Attack
Discuss the purpose of Command Post Support.
To assist IC with communication, personnel accountability
How do you measure if objectives are being achieved?
Status Reports
Status Reports time frame (every 10-15 minutes or as needed)
What are the components of a Status report?
Situation
Progress
Needs
What additional ICS assignments are necessary?
Medical Group Occupant Support Group Rehabilitation Group Rapid Intervention Crew Air Cache Support
How often is LACC updated?
Every 30-45 minutes or as necessary.
What agencies are necessary and why?
Red cross
Building and safety
City or elected representatives
Water and Power/Utilities
What notifications would you anticipate or ensure and why?
Jurisdictional Assistant Chief
Local elected officials
City manager
Major incident report/Completed form 220
Verbalize a Transfer of Command.
General situation (SIT-STAT)
Incident action Plan (IAP) (ICS organization, goals and objectives, time limits, sequence of events)
Deployment, assignment, and location of all resources (RE-STAT)
Appraisal of needs for additional resources
Specific safety hazard, life and property loss potential
Second Engine (Engine 2)
Assume command
Establish Lobby Control
Follow-up
Support the investigation/rescue/fire attack teams as requested.
Third Engine (Engine 3):
Additional water supply
Search/Rescue
Manpower
Fourth Engine (Engine 4):
Establish Base
Manpower
Rapid Intervention Crew RIC
Additional Engine Companies:
Manpower
First-in Rescue Squad (Squad 1):
Medical Group/Branch
Manpower
