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Highrise Firefighting Flashcards

1
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Basic Operation Plan

A
  1. Determine fire floor
  2. Verify fire floor
  3. Control building occupants, including firefighters
  4. Control building systems
  5. Confine and extinguish the fire
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Three Categories of Highrise Response

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  • Fire Alarm Activation
  • Report of smoke and/or fire
  • Determination of a working fire and/or sprinkler system activation by initial responding units
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Highrise Fire Alarm Activation:

Dispatch Consists of:

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Engine, Ladder, and Commander

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Highrise Fire Alarm Activation:

Initial Command

Lobby Control Division

Command and Attack Group

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  • Engine assumes initial command
  • Ladder is Lobby Control Division
  • Once on scene Commander assumes Command from inside the structure and assigns engine as Attack Group
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Report of Smoke or Fire:

Dispatch

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  • Four Engines
  • Three Ladders
  • Three Rescues
  • Two Squads (1 or 3 and Squad 2)
  • Unit 78
  • Three Commanders
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Report of Smoke or Fire:

Immediate Responsibilities

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  1. Establish Incident Command
  2. Establish Lobby Control Division
  3. Determine and verify fire floor
  4. Make an announcement regarding the situation and our operations via the public address system
  5. Stairwell designations and determination of an “ALL CLEAR” status
  6. Initiation of fire attack operations
  7. Water supply
  8. RIT
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Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:

First arriving Commander responsibilities

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Assume and establish command in lobby

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Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:

Second arriving Commander responsibilities

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Take a position in the designated attack stairwell and assume the role of Fire Attack Branch Director

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Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:

Third arriving Commander responsibilities

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Join first-arriving Commander/Initial IC in the lobby and assume the role of Support Officer (Primary function is incident accountability)

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Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:

Fourth-arriving Commander reponsiblities

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Establish a Command Post outside of structure and assume command of the incident

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Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:

First/Third Commanders after arrival of Fourth Commander

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  • First arriving Commander reassigned as the Systems Branch Director
  • Support Officer assumes role of Accountability Branch Manager
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12
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Fire Attack Branch:

Fire Attack Branch Director

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2nd BC

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13
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Fire Attack Branch:

Fire Floor

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2 Engines, 1 Rescue

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14
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Fire Attack Branch:

Ventilation

A

2 Ladders

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15
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Fire Attack Branch:

Floor Above

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1 Engine

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16
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Fire Attack Branch:

Floor Below

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1 Engine

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17
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Fire Attack Branch:

Loss Control

A

1 Engine

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18
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Fire Attack Branch:

RIT

A

1 Engine, Squad 2

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Fire Attack Branch:

Search/Evacuation

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Unit 78, 2 Rescues

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Systems Branch:

Branch Director

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1st BC, 2 Ladders

for Lobby Control, Water Supply, Communications, HVAC/Stair Pressurization

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EMS Branch:

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1 Rescue

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EMS Branch:

Triage

A

1 Rescue

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23
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EMS Branch:

Treatment

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1 Rescue

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24
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EMS Branch:

Transport

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1 Rescue

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25
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Accountability Branch:

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3rd BC, 2 Officers for

  • Fire Attack Accountability Division
  • Systems Branch Accountability Division
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26
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Systems Branch:

Elevators

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-If not automatically recalled, recall by intiating Phase 1 operations

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27
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Systems Branch:

Stairwell designations if three are present

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  • Attack
  • Ventilation
  • Evacuation
28
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Accountability Branch:

Resource Division is located where?

A

Two floors below fire floor

29
Q

Fire Attack Branch:

5 Divisions/Groups

A
  1. Fire Floor
  2. Floor Above
  3. Ventilation Group, Search, Evacuation Group, and RIT
  4. Floor Below
  5. Accountability Division
30
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Fire Floor Division:

Personnel

A

2 Engines, 1 Rescue

Three Officers, Rescue Drive, 4 Firefighters proceed to fire floor.

Two Engine Drivers esablish 5” water supplies to standpipe and sprinkler FDCs.

31
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Fire Floor Division:

Equipment (6 pieces)

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  1. Standpipe Kit
  2. Forcible Entry Tools (Includes Rabbit Tool)
  3. Pike Pole
  4. TIC
  5. 100’ Search Rope
  6. Spare SCBA Cylinders
32
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Fire Floor Division:

Assignements for:

  1. Engine Officer/Three Firefighters
  2. Rescue Officer/Driver
  3. Engine Officer/Firefighter
A
  1. Engine Officer/Three Firefighters:
    - Advance Attack Line
  2. Rescue Officer/Driver:
    - Begin Primary Search
  3. Engine Officer/Firefighter:
    - IRIT, Officer positions at standpipe and regulates attack line pressure, Firefighter tracks progress of attack and search personnel and maintains communications with both
33
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Search and Evacuation Group:

When is it designated?

A

If two or more occupied floors exist above fire floor

34
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Search and Evacuation Group:

How many floors can be evacuated at one time?

A

No more than three.

35
Q

4 Person RIT stages where?

A

Two floors below the fire floor

36
Q

EMS Branch Stages Where?

A

Three floors below fire floor

37
Q

4 Branches of Logistics Section

A
  1. Ground Support
  2. Services
  3. Staging
  4. Stairwell Support
38
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Apparatus Staging Group is Established where?

A

No less than 200’ from structure, supervised by first arriving engine officer

39
Q

Resource Group is staged where and how do firefighters shuttle equipment?

A
  • Two Floors below fire floor
  • Firefighters should be located every two flors and act as an equipment shuttle
40
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Elevator Operations:

Maximum amount of firefighters in elevator

A

6 with the addition of an elevator operator

41
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Elevator Operations:

Equipment taken in elevator

A
  • PPE/SCBA
  • Forcible Entry Tools,
  • Hose and standpipe kit
  • Flashlights
  • Radio
  • Fire phone
42
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Elevator Operations:

How often do you stop the elevator car?

A

-Every fifth floor

43
Q

Elevator Operations:

How far below the fire floor must you stop and exit?

A

Minimum of two floors below fire floor

44
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Elevator Operations:

Phase 1 and Phase 2 building height requirements

A
  • Phase 1 required in buildings under 75’ tall
  • Phase 2 required in buildings greater than 75’
45
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How often do elevators malfunction during emergency conditions?

A

30% of the time

46
Q

Standpipe Systems:

What types are the most common?

A

-Automatic and wet

47
Q

Standpipe Systems:

Class 1 standpipe specifications:

A
  • Designed for use by firefighters
  • Outlets are 2 1/2”
  • Primary standpipe supplied with 500 GPM capacity
48
Q

Standpipe Systems:

Class 2 standpipe specifications

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  • Designed for occupant use
  • Outlets are 1 1/2”
  • 100 GPM capacity
49
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Standpipe Systems:

Class 3 Standpipe Specifications

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-Provide both 2 1/2” and 1 1/2” outlets

50
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Standpipe Systems:

Where are firepumps usually located?

A

-Building’s lowest floor

51
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Standpipe Systems:

Pre 1993

Allowable flow pressure

Flow restricting device required

Pressure reducing valve required

A

Pre 1993

Allowable flow pressure

65-100 PSI

Flow restricting device required

Residual Pressure 100-175 PSI

Pressure reducing valve required

Static Pressure > 175 PSI

52
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Standpipe Systems:

1993 and after

Allowable flow pressure

Flow restricting device required

Pressure reducing valve required

A

Allowable flow pressure

100-175 PSI

Flow restricting device required

Optional as long as static pressure is < 175 PSI

Pressure reducing valve required

Static Pressure > 175 PSI

53
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Standpipe Systems:

Maximum separation of standpipes

A

130’ (100’ of working hose and 30’ fire stream)

54
Q

Standpipe Systems:

How close must ffire hydrants be to a standpipe FDC?

A

40’-100’

55
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Standpipe Systems:

Pump discharge pressure is determined by adding

A

100 psi + 5 psi above the first floor

56
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Smoke Control and Ventilation:

Dedicated zoned system

A

All air movement equipment is installed soley for providing smoke control

57
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Smoke Control and Ventilation:

Non-dedicated system

A

Air movement system is shared with another system, like HVAC

58
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Smoke Control and Ventilation:

Goals of HVAC smoke management

A
  • Limit fire/smoke spread
  • Prevent system from intensifying and spreading fire
  • Provide fresh air to occupants and firefighters
59
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Smoke Control and Ventilation:

HVAC 3 main subsystems

A
  • Processing System
  • Supply System
  • Return System
60
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Smoke Control and Ventilation:

HVAC Size-up

A
  1. Location of mechanical equipment room
  2. Number of zones
  3. Presence of any special systems
  4. Location of HVAC operational controls
  5. Number of return shafts
61
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Smoke Control and Ventilation:

Two factors greatly affecting ventilation operations

A
  • Wind
  • Stack effect
62
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Sprinkler system support and operations:

If determined by Fire Attack Branch that pressure and volume from municipal water supply are not adequate, supply lines should be charged and a pump discharge pressure of ___ should be established

A

150 PSI

63
Q

Sprinkler system support and operations:

Loss control groups where?

A

Fire floor and floor below

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