ICS 8-0 Incident Command for High Rise Operations

Question 1

OFD defines a highrise as?
A. Greater than 10 floors
B. Having a stand pipe and fire pump
C. Are only downtown
D. designed for human occupancy more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department access

Answer 1

D. designed for human occupancy more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department access

Question 2

As soon as inital arriving companies suspect a working fire ____ exist in a high-rise building. The IC shall immediately call for a 2nd Alarm.
A. May
B. Confirmed
C. Cant
D. Can not

Answer 2

A. May
(multiple callers, smoke/fire showing from exterior, reports from the building occupants on arrival etc.)

Question 3

What is ALS-Base?
A. Advance Life support base
B. Attack, Lobby, Staging, Base
C. Lou Gehrig’s disease
D. Amyotrophic, Lateral, Sclerosis, Base

Answer 3

B. Attack, Lobby, Staging, Base
For high rise fires inital priorities

Question 4

When establishing a base for high rise operations. Per the SOP what distance should your base be from the building?
A. 100 ft
B. 200 ft
C. 500 ft
D. 1000 ft

Answer 4

B. 200 ft

Question 5

____ Has fuctional or geographical responsibilty for major aspects of incident operation supervising Division/Group.
A. Staging
B. Branch Director
C. Division Supervisor
D. Search Group

Answer 5

B. Branch Director

Question 6

____ (Reports to the IC/Ops Chief or Branch Director) Responsible for all tactical operations in specific geographical locaion. (I.E. Fire floor, Floor above the fire floor. etc.)
A. Staging
B. Branch Director
C. Division Supervisor
D. Search Group

Answer 6

C. Division Supervisor

Question 7

Level II accountablility drop off location for PAT tags are where?
A. IC post
B. Lobby
C. Elevator contol room
D. Fire Floor

Answer 7

B. Lobby