Highrise Firefighting Flashcards
Basic Operation Plan
- Determine fire floor
- Verify fire floor
- Control building occupants, including firefighters
- Control building systems
- Confine and extinguish the fire
Three Categories of Highrise Response
- Fire Alarm Activation
- Report of smoke and/or fire
- Determination of a working fire and/or sprinkler system activation by initial responding units
Highrise Fire Alarm Activation:
Dispatch Consists of:
Engine, Ladder, and Commander
Highrise Fire Alarm Activation:
Initial Command
Lobby Control Division
Command and Attack Group
- 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
Report of Smoke or Fire:
Dispatch
- Four Engines
- Three Ladders
- Three Rescues
- Two Squads (1 or 3 and Squad 2)
- Unit 78
- Three Commanders
Report of Smoke or Fire:
Immediate Responsibilities
- Establish Incident Command
- Establish Lobby Control Division
- Determine and verify fire floor
- Make an announcement regarding the situation and our operations via the public address system
- Stairwell designations and determination of an “ALL CLEAR” status
- Initiation of fire attack operations
- Water supply
- RIT
Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:
First arriving Commander responsibilities
Assume and establish command in lobby
Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:
Second arriving Commander responsibilities
Take a position in the designated attack stairwell and assume the role of Fire Attack Branch Director
Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:
Third arriving Commander responsibilities
Join first-arriving Commander/Initial IC in the lobby and assume the role of Support Officer (Primary function is incident accountability)
Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:
Fourth-arriving Commander reponsiblities
Establish a Command Post outside of structure and assume command of the incident
Command and Control at a working fire or sprinkler activation:
First/Third Commanders after arrival of Fourth Commander
- First arriving Commander reassigned as the Systems Branch Director
- Support Officer assumes role of Accountability Branch Manager
Fire Attack Branch:
Fire Attack Branch Director
2nd BC
Fire Attack Branch:
Fire Floor
2 Engines, 1 Rescue
Fire Attack Branch:
Ventilation
2 Ladders
Fire Attack Branch:
Floor Above
1 Engine
Fire Attack Branch:
Floor Below
1 Engine
Fire Attack Branch:
Loss Control
1 Engine
Fire Attack Branch:
RIT
1 Engine, Squad 2
Fire Attack Branch:
Search/Evacuation
Unit 78, 2 Rescues
Systems Branch:
Branch Director
1st BC, 2 Ladders
for Lobby Control, Water Supply, Communications, HVAC/Stair Pressurization
EMS Branch:
1 Rescue
EMS Branch:
Triage
1 Rescue
EMS Branch:
Treatment
1 Rescue
EMS Branch:
Transport
1 Rescue
Accountability Branch:
3rd BC, 2 Officers for
- Fire Attack Accountability Division
- Systems Branch Accountability Division
Systems Branch:
Elevators
-If not automatically recalled, recall by intiating Phase 1 operations
Systems Branch:
Stairwell designations if three are present
- Attack
- Ventilation
- Evacuation
Accountability Branch:
Resource Division is located where?
Two floors below fire floor
Fire Attack Branch:
5 Divisions/Groups
- Fire Floor
- Floor Above
- Ventilation Group, Search, Evacuation Group, and RIT
- Floor Below
- Accountability Division
Fire Floor Division:
Personnel
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.
Fire Floor Division:
Equipment (6 pieces)
- Standpipe Kit
- Forcible Entry Tools (Includes Rabbit Tool)
- Pike Pole
- TIC
- 100’ Search Rope
- Spare SCBA Cylinders
Fire Floor Division:
Assignements for:
- Engine Officer/Three Firefighters
- Rescue Officer/Driver
- Engine Officer/Firefighter
- Engine Officer/Three Firefighters:
- Advance Attack Line - Rescue Officer/Driver:
- Begin Primary Search - 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
Search and Evacuation Group:
When is it designated?
If two or more occupied floors exist above fire floor
Search and Evacuation Group:
How many floors can be evacuated at one time?
No more than three.
4 Person RIT stages where?
Two floors below the fire floor
EMS Branch Stages Where?
Three floors below fire floor
4 Branches of Logistics Section
- Ground Support
- Services
- Staging
- Stairwell Support
Apparatus Staging Group is Established where?
No less than 200’ from structure, supervised by first arriving engine officer
Resource Group is staged where and how do firefighters shuttle equipment?
- Two Floors below fire floor
- Firefighters should be located every two flors and act as an equipment shuttle
Elevator Operations:
Maximum amount of firefighters in elevator
6 with the addition of an elevator operator
Elevator Operations:
Equipment taken in elevator
- PPE/SCBA
- Forcible Entry Tools,
- Hose and standpipe kit
- Flashlights
- Radio
- Fire phone
Elevator Operations:
How often do you stop the elevator car?
-Every fifth floor
Elevator Operations:
How far below the fire floor must you stop and exit?
Minimum of two floors below fire floor
Elevator Operations:
Phase 1 and Phase 2 building height requirements
- Phase 1 required in buildings under 75’ tall
- Phase 2 required in buildings greater than 75’
How often do elevators malfunction during emergency conditions?
30% of the time
Standpipe Systems:
What types are the most common?
-Automatic and wet
Standpipe Systems:
Class 1 standpipe specifications:
- Designed for use by firefighters
- Outlets are 2 1/2”
- Primary standpipe supplied with 500 GPM capacity
Standpipe Systems:
Class 2 standpipe specifications
- Designed for occupant use
- Outlets are 1 1/2”
- 100 GPM capacity
Standpipe Systems:
Class 3 Standpipe Specifications
-Provide both 2 1/2” and 1 1/2” outlets
Standpipe Systems:
Where are firepumps usually located?
-Building’s lowest floor
Standpipe Systems:
Pre 1993
Allowable flow pressure
Flow restricting device required
Pressure reducing valve required
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
Standpipe Systems:
1993 and after
Allowable flow pressure
Flow restricting device required
Pressure reducing valve required
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
Standpipe Systems:
Maximum separation of standpipes
130’ (100’ of working hose and 30’ fire stream)
Standpipe Systems:
How close must ffire hydrants be to a standpipe FDC?
40’-100’
Standpipe Systems:
Pump discharge pressure is determined by adding
100 psi + 5 psi above the first floor
Smoke Control and Ventilation:
Dedicated zoned system
All air movement equipment is installed soley for providing smoke control
Smoke Control and Ventilation:
Non-dedicated system
Air movement system is shared with another system, like HVAC
Smoke Control and Ventilation:
Goals of HVAC smoke management
- Limit fire/smoke spread
- Prevent system from intensifying and spreading fire
- Provide fresh air to occupants and firefighters
Smoke Control and Ventilation:
HVAC 3 main subsystems
- Processing System
- Supply System
- Return System
Smoke Control and Ventilation:
HVAC Size-up
- Location of mechanical equipment room
- Number of zones
- Presence of any special systems
- Location of HVAC operational controls
- Number of return shafts
Smoke Control and Ventilation:
Two factors greatly affecting ventilation operations
- Wind
- Stack effect
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
150 PSI
Sprinkler system support and operations:
Loss control groups where?
Fire floor and floor below
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