SOG 407 Flashcards
SOG 407
High Rise
A high rise is any building which is ______, regardless of the location of the fire.
4 floors or greater
The first arriving unit shall proceed as follows:
1) Initial report/call for additional resources.
- Report fire conditions
- If nothing is showing on arrival, assume a concealed fire
- If fire or smoke is showing consider calling additional alarms
2) Establish command
3) Direct incoming companies
4) If the first arriving unit is an engine ladder or rescue company they will report to the lobby with an appropriate equipment to begin operations.
First arriving companies entering the lobby shall follow these guidelines:
- Obtain information from security/building management
- Obtain building plans from security/building management or lock box.
- Obtain keys for elevators, windows, stairway doors
- Locate fire control room
- Obtain fire phone
- Determine means of ascent
Highrise, Incident Priorities/Command considerations
- Establish/Assume command
- Consider additional alarms
- Provide for life safety
- Assign sector
- Attack fire and protect exposures
- Assure accountability system
- Assign RIT
- Provide for ventilation and control of HUAC
- Provide for water supply
- Consider evacuation
- Lobby key control
- Air supply
- Staging
- Rehabilitation
- Building system
- Additional resources
- Conserve property
- Establish and enforce
High rise, the location of the command post will be determined by the IC. Possible command locations include the following:
- Outside the structure
- In or near the building systems control area
- In the lobby
High rise, will have to use elevators but all three of the following conditions must be met:
- Positive key control of the elevators is established
- Information indicates that elevators are safe house
- Hoist way is clear of smoke and fire
High rise The elevators shall be taken no higher than ______ the fire floor. If the elevator are used for the initial ascent the initial attack crew will stop every ______ to recheck the hoist way.
- Two floors below the fire
- Stop every 5 floors to recheck
Communication by portable radio within a highrise may be difficult at times. It may be necessary to use secondary means of communications such as the below:
- In house fire phone
- Intercoms and other in house systems
- Other phones within the building
- Cellular phones
Highrise Companies entering the building will bring ______, not required for initial attack team companies per person.
Bring 1 spare air bottle
Highrise Equipment:
Engine Companies:
-150 ft. of 1 3/4 inch hose, nozzle and highrise bag 6ft of 2 1/2 inch hose 2 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inch gated wye Spanner wrench Pipe wrench -Marking device
High Rise Equipment
Ladder Companies:
Combination ladder 6 feet ek hook 200 feet hoisting rope Set of irons Thermal imaging camera Hydra-Raw
High Rise Equipment
Rescue Unit:
Jump bag Cardiac monitor Drugs Oxygen Stretcher
High Rise Tactics Floor Priorities: Fire Floor - Floor above - Floor below - All floors -
Fire Floor - Search and Rescue, confinement, extinguishment, ventilation
Floor above check for: extension, need for evacuation, need for ventilation
Floor below check for: extension, need for salvage
All floors: report your floor
High Rise Attack Teams:
The first-arriving engine company and first-arriving ladder company will establish ______.
Initial Attack Team
Highrise: The Attack Team officer will evaluate the area 2 floors below the reported fire floor for its use a ______ and to determine ______. and relayed to command
staging area
overall layout of the floor
High Rise: The Attack Team will use the stairs to ascend the ______ to the fire floor and will report the situation.
Final 2 floors
Each hose crew needs relief crew to ensure uninterrupted hose live operations. Plan for intervals between relief to be no longer than ______
25 min.
When performing searches, mark doors or areas to indicate that the search has been completed. The letter ______ shall be used to indicate that the primary search of the area has been completed. The letter ______ shall be used to indicate that the secondary search has been completed. The search order shall be as follows:
P - Primary Search
S - Secondary Search
1) Fire Floor
2) Floor above
3) Top Floor
4) Work down from top floor
The evacuation stairwell should be open at the ______. The attack stairwell should be open at the ______ only.
Roof
Fire floor
High Rise: Consider a remote filling station from air units:
Air 5 - 600ft hose
Air 2 - 200 ft hose
Highrise Engine Companies:
Unit Assignments.
1st Engine
1) Establish command if first on scene.
2) Report to the lobby with all high rise equipment
3. Establish initial attack team with 1st ladder, if delay met at two floors below the five floor.
High Rise, Unit Assignments.
2nd Engine.
1) Stand by the hydrant and be prepared to supply the standpipe/sprinkler system.
2) Lie out and begin supplying the stand pipe.
3) Verify water supply with attack teams
4) Company officers will report to IC
High Rise, Unit Assignments.
3rd Engine.
1) Report to the lobby with all highrise equipment
2) May be used to form a second attack team.
High Rise, Unit Assignments.
1st Ladder
1) Establish command if first on scene.
2) Report to the lobby with all highrise equipment
3) Establish initial attack team with 1st engine. If delay met two floors below the fire floor.
4) This crew for priorities will be to force entry, search and rescue, ventilate and check for extension.
High Rise, Unit Assignment.
2nd Ladder.
1) Report to the lobby with all high rise equipment
2) May be used to form a second attack team
High Rise, Unite Assignment
Rescue Unit
Company officer report IC
Engineer take high rise equipment to location near entrance to the structure.
High Rise, Unit Assignment
Tankers:
Staging location that do not interfere with the operations or other companies
High Rise, Unit Assignment
Chiefs: 1st, 2nd, 1st Rescue Chief
1st Arriving suppression district chief shall assume command
2nd Arriving suppression district chief shall support the IC
1st arriving rescue district chief shall be prepared to establish the triage and/or rehab sectors
High Rise staging
Exterior staging
Interior Staging
Exterior staging - area should be established two blocks away from the structure
Interior staging - should be established two floors below the fire floor
High Rise Equipment Shuttle
To effectively shuttle this equipment ______.
A firefighter should be placed every two floors
High Rise Air Monitoring
shall be conducted continuously in the ______ and ______ to detect the presence of carbon monoxide and other dangerous products of combustion.
Interior staging
Rehab areas
High Rise Sector Responsibilities
Sector will include the following:
- Attack sector
- Search and rescue sector
- Lobby control sector
- Water supply sector
- Ventilation sector
- Interior staging sector
- Air supply sector
- Rehabilitation sector
