High Rise Scenario Revised

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

Scenario

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Verbalize your size-up.

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Verbalize your follow-up report.

Answer 4

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, …)

Question 5

“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.

Answer 5

Fill in

Question 6

Discuss and Justify reason for requested resources.

Answer 6

Life loss potential

Manpower – intensive

Question 7

Discuss communication plan.

Answer 7

Purpose

Application

Question 8

Discuss anticipated challenges of anticipated incident.

Answer 8

Adequate water
Evacuation of residents
Personnel accountability

Question 9

What are your tactical priorities?

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

First alarm response matrix

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Engine 1 captain responsibilities:

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

First-in Truck (Truck 1)

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Discuss the purpose of Command Post Support.

Answer 13

To assist IC with communication, personnel accountability

Question 14

How do you measure if objectives are being achieved?

Answer 14

Status Reports

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

Question 15

What are the components of a Status report?

Answer 15

Situation
Progress
Needs

Question 16

What additional ICS assignments are necessary?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

How often is LACC updated?

Answer 17

Every 30-45 minutes or as necessary.

Question 18

What agencies are necessary and why?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What notifications would you anticipate or ensure and why?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Verbalize a Transfer of Command.

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Second Engine (Engine 2)

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Third Engine (Engine 3):

Answer 22

Additional water supply
Search/Rescue
Manpower

Question 23

Fourth Engine (Engine 4):

Answer 23

Establish Base
Manpower
Rapid Intervention Crew RIC

Question 24

Additional Engine Companies:

Answer 24

Manpower

Question 25

First-in Rescue Squad (Squad 1):

Answer 25

Medical Group/Branch

Manpower