TB 156 Hillside Home Structure Fires Flashcards
There are over ___ hillside structures in the City, including platform homes, multi-story pre-fabricated homes, custom homes, apartments and commercial buildings.
400,000
Descending Hillside homes have historically been the ____ to firefighters
most dangerous
Descending Hillside Homes are built to provide opportunity for multiple floors and built ____.
on the downslope (descending side the roadway)
Descending :
Usually a minimum of ___, the home is constructed to make the most of the sloping topography.
two stories
Occupancies that are built on a descending slope are the most dangerous because of the possibility that entry from the grade level into the structure could place firefighters above ______.
the fire if it originates on a lower floor.
Ascending Hillside Homes are built into the _____.
upslope side of the roadway.
Cantilever Hillside Homes were originally built in the early ____. Also known as ____,
1900’s / stilt homes
Cantilever :
They were built on steep vacant hillside lots and perched ___.
precariously on the side of the hill.
Cantilevering out as much as ___ over the hillside.
50 to 75 feet
One of the biggest challenges with hillside homes is access to _____.
lower floors from grade level.
Multi-story Cantilever Hillside Homes that have no ____, require a risk assessment of how long the fire has been burning
doorway access from subfloors
A ventilation hole over the interior stairwell should only be initiated after the fire attack team has descended the stairwell to the fire floor and _____.
communicated the progress of the attack
The heating and cooling of the mountain slopes create ____.
diurnal winds
These winds usually change directions ___. As a general rule upslope, _____ generate just after ___ and downslope, down-valley winds generate just before sunset.
twice per day / up-valley winds / sunrise
A normal response for a hillside, single or multi-family dwelling is a ____ (note: this may vary depending on the square-footage of the occupancy and the location of the dwelling within a hillside area)
“C” assignment
