High Rise Scenario Revised Flashcards

1
Q

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.

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Scenario

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2
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What are your Incident Priorities? (High-rise fire incident priorities)

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Protection of Life
Incident Stabilization through fire control
Property/Environment protection and conservation

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3
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Verbalize your size-up.

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Location of Fire by address or location
Numerical Floor height and Type of Occupancy
Products of Combustion
Special Information

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4
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Verbalize your follow-up report.

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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, …)

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5
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“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.

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Fill in

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6
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Discuss and Justify reason for requested resources.

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Life loss potential

Manpower – intensive

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7
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Discuss communication plan.

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Purpose

Application

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8
Q

Discuss anticipated challenges of anticipated incident.

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Adequate water
Evacuation of residents
Personnel accountability

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9
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What are your tactical priorities?

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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.

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10
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First alarm response matrix

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Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, Engine 5, Truck 1, Truck 2, Squad 1, Battalion 1, Battalion 2

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11
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Engine 1 captain responsibilities:

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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.

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12
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First-in Truck (Truck 1)

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Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC)
Stairwell Support
CA IC, Crew augment Fire Attack

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13
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Discuss the purpose of Command Post Support.

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To assist IC with communication, personnel accountability

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14
Q

How do you measure if objectives are being achieved?

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Status Reports

Status Reports time frame (every 10-15 minutes or as needed)

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15
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What are the components of a Status report?

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Situation
Progress
Needs

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16
Q

What additional ICS assignments are necessary?

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Medical Group 
Occupant Support Group
Rehabilitation Group
Rapid Intervention Crew
Air Cache Support
17
Q

How often is LACC updated?

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Every 30-45 minutes or as necessary.

18
Q

What agencies are necessary and why?

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Red cross
Building and safety
City or elected representatives
Water and Power/Utilities

19
Q

What notifications would you anticipate or ensure and why?

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Jurisdictional Assistant Chief
Local elected officials
City manager
Major incident report/Completed form 220

20
Q

Verbalize a Transfer of Command.

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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

21
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Second Engine (Engine 2)

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Assume command
Establish Lobby Control
Follow-up
Support the investigation/rescue/fire attack teams as requested.

22
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Third Engine (Engine 3):

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Additional water supply
Search/Rescue
Manpower

23
Q

Fourth Engine (Engine 4):

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Establish Base
Manpower
Rapid Intervention Crew RIC

24
Q

Additional Engine Companies:

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Manpower

25
Q

First-in Rescue Squad (Squad 1):

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Medical Group/Branch

Manpower