SO-02 HIGH RISE Flashcards
Buildings having _____ will be considered a high-rise building.
6 stories or more
All companies entering a building reported on fire that is equipped with a standpipe will take:
- 200’ 2” with smooth bore
- Standpipe bag
- Foricble entry tools
- Rope for search line
- APW if three from engine company
- SCBA at officer’s discretion
What is the standard safety perimeter at high-rise incidents?
200’
What are the exceptions to the standard safety perimeter at high rise incidents?
- First arriving engine must leave apparatus to go up
- Aerial needs to be deployed
- R1 responds with lighting/power support
- If the next nearest hydrant is 1000’ away
The first engine on scene to a high rise incident will:
PASS COMMAND and respond directly to the floor below the reported fire floor and deploy the handline and necessary high-rise equipment.
What info must be communicated once first arriving company reaches fire floor?
Conditions
Resources needed
Elevator/stairway available for entry/exit
Attack Method
The first truck on scene to a high rise incident will:
do same as engine if delay in first arriving engine.
The second arriving Engine or Truck Company will be responsible for:
- water supply to the fire building
- assuming command
The first company will use stairs unless:
- split bank elevators
- First-hand information from the fire floor that it is safe
In high rise incidents, must maintain two stairways for:
- firefighting access and / or ventilation
- kept clear for access above
What three 3 key areas must be controlled in high rise incidents?
- elevator foyers
- area adjacent to stairways
- hallways
Fighting fire in high rise, it may require _____ to maintain one company in fire control activities,
as many as three companies
Where should the intial relief company be waiting? The one after that?
- In the stairway
- In staging
All floors above and below the fire floor will be checked for smoke; order of priority?
The fire floor has first priority, then floors above, and finally the floors below.
