pn 633 high rise firefighting Flashcards
what is deemed a high rise
18m 6 floors
what height for dry riser
18m
what height for wet riser
60m before 2006, 50m after
if you require a special pda for a building how do you arrange this
hotwire>station diary>special attendance request
or for out of hours speak to the ood
what can a drm deliver
1500lpm
what can a wrm deliver
@ least 1500lpm for 45mins
<2006 4/5bar
>2006 8bar
where there are sprinklers what is the protocol
a firefighter must be sent to the stop valve, usually on ground floor.
only turn it off on instructions of IC
where should the fire lift remain
at the bridgehead
minimum rank for fire sector commander
lff
what equipment should be initially taken to the bridgehead
2x45 iec 2 ba long line fee ba board tic fire bag
what equipment should follow asap to the bridghead
more hose, sufficient for 2 lines to effected area another branch bracket for ba board access keys plans fib
minimum requirements for ‘high proceedure implimented’
bridgehead established and secure
2 charged jets deployed
the second jet must be at least…..
one length longer that first and can be supplied from fire floor
current policy section 7.42 states that
people can work above the bridgehead without ba if they are in contact with the bridghead and a safety officer in stairwell who is in contact with safety officers outside.
what can be used to note flats searched
fib
door tags in fire bag
considerations before ventilating
adverse effects on fire development
effect of opening doors or windows spreading
communicating with crews. do the need to withdraw
are all the right resources in place
covering jets
what do we do with fixed ventilation systems
if they are operating on arrival leave them operating
only switch them off on advice of on-site engineer or fso
before operating fixed ventilation systems what must you consider
the path that heat fire and smoke will follow
any adverse effects on fire
adverse effects on evacuation
impact if windows or doors fail
when will a fso get involved
informed a 4pf
mobilised 6pf
what are external safety officers looking for
falling debris
cordon maintainence
external spread of fire / smoke
post oincident considerations
fire protection and structural integrity assessed
re-instate fire alarm systems and fixed installations
consider review of ord
if applicable all should make notes
is there anything to report to fire safety
any scope for community prevention
fso can give advice
if he wrm fails what should the ic should
identify whether the system has isolation valves
