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Section 5 - SOG - 3.02 High Rise Fires Flashcards

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What are the first alarm responsibilities (8)

A
    1. Determine the incident location and particulars by speaking with on-duty building employees and by referring to the fire annunciator panel where available.
  2. Access the security key-box, taking needed keys and leaving other keys with a trustworthy person, i.e. apparatus operator.
  3. Establish a Lobby Sector.
  4. Deliver an initial message to tenants/occupants, where lobby voice controls are available.
  5. Secure elevators to the ground floor, where controls are available.
  6. Assign an elevator operator, who may double as the Entry Control Person (ECP) during initial operations.
  7. Bring a high-rise kit for potential operations.
  8. Where fire is suspected, the driver closest to the standpipe/sprinkler connections should connect dry lines from the apparatus to these connections. Then await direction from the Incident Commander (IC) to charge the lines.
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

The IC shall ensure search and rescue is carried out with the areas posing the greatest threat to life being the priority. Other areas to be searched in the following priority may include: (8)

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  • Suite of origin
  • Fire floor hallway
  • Adjacent suites to the suite of origin
  • The suite(s) immediately above the suite of origin
  • The remainder of the suites on the fire floor
  • All stairwells in their entirety
  • The floor immediately below the fire floor
  • Other affected areas of the building
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

The lobby may be used for (8)

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  • Establishing a building control/communications centre, if properly equipped, i.e. Lobby Sector
  • Instruction to tenants/occupants, if properly equipped
  • Monitoring incident progress
  • An initial assembly/staging area for crews, supplies and equipment
  • A staging area for other agencies
  • A medical triage area
  • A crew rehabilitation area
  • A distribution point for evacuated tenants
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

The forward staging area shall be located where?

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At least 2 floors below the incident

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

The forward staging area may be used for: (5)

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  • The staging area for personnel and equipment prior to entry into the hot zone
  • The forward entry control point
  • The forward staging area for a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)
  • An initial rehabilitation area for personnel
  • An initial medical triage area
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

If the incident is on the ground or second floor, where should the forward staging area be established

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Externally

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What are 3 safety considerations

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  1. Ensure that tactics do not compromise building protection devices.
  2. Ensure that smoke is controlled.
  3. Ensure that evacuation of occupants is controlled and that evacuation routes are separate from emergency operations and smoke control.
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

Additional alarm responses shall be initiated at the discretion of the IC. Consideration should be given to additional alarms when it is obvious that the fire is progressing to the point where it has the potential to: (3)

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  • Further endanger the life and safety of persons in the building
  • Spread horizontally on the fire floor or vertically in the building interior
  • Break out to the building exterior with subsequent exposure threats
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

Where annunciator panels show multiple indications, floors shall be checked in order, from

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The floor closest to the ground, then proceed up.

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

If no problem is found on the alarm/fire floor, what is to be done

A

Check the floors below and above.

If considered safe to do so, consider silencing the alarm to improve communications and to reduce the inconvenience to occupants.

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

Personnel assigned to Lobby Sector shall ensure the following activation, where such systems are available: 4

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  • Mechanical ventilation shutdown
  • Building smoke control
  • Release of automatic door closures and exit door locks
  • Fire telephones in operation
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What is the exclusion zone

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Meant to guard against falling debris It should be marked at least 50 meters in all directions

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires, when,

Where and how should evacuees be moved

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  • Where manpower is available.
  • They should be accompanied/assisted
  • Initially at least 3 floors below the lowest involved floor or to a safe refuge area
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

How often should the message for fire or smoke discovered be updated

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5 minutes

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

How often should the message for an evacuation be repeated

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3 minutes

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What floors should be keyed when an evacuation message is issued

A

Only the desired floor(s)

17
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

How should all messasages to tenants be commenced ?

A

“Your attention please, this is Brampton Fire and Emergency Services”

18
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What is the recommended message for alarms activated

A

“We are on location investigating the cause of the fire alarm. Please standby for further instructions.”

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What is the recommended message for fire or smoke discovered

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“Please remain in your suite. Do not use the elevators. Dial 9-1-1 if you require help”

update message every 5 minutes

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What is the recommended message for Updates

A

“We are dealing with an emergency on the__floor. Please standby for further information”

“We are in control of a fire on the __floor. Please standby for further information”

“We have extinguised a fire on the __floor. Please standby for further information”

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What is the recommended message for Evacuation of tenants

A

Key only the desired floors on the voice controls

“People on the __floor(s) only should now leave the building using the __stairwell(s). Do not use the elevators. People on other floors, please remain in your suites. Dial 9-1-1, if you require help”

Repeat this message every 3 minutes

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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What is the recommended message when Operations are complete

A

“The emergency is now over. You may now return to your normal activities”

23
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According to SOG 3-02, High Rise Fires,

What is the recommended message for a false alarm

A

“This has been a false alarm. You may now return to your normal activities”

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