TB Elevators Flashcards
Name the 2 types of Primary Removal procedures
Check Electrical contacts (must deactivate emergency Stop button first or this won’t work) and
Fireman Service Phase I (overrides Emergency Stop Button)
Secondary & Emergency Removal require power removal. 2 FFs sent to machinery room (Location)
Top of shaft, Bottom of shaft, or 2 levels above highest fl serviced by elevator
T/F Elevator shall Never be jacked up or moved in an upward direction
True This can free the car safeties
If a stuck car is in a multi-car hoistway _ can be used to remove passengers
Poling: works from adjacent car gaining access to upper portion of hoistway door. Depress hinge door & push up locking arm sliding doors
Elevator repairs to & reactivation are NOT carried out by members of FD. What are 2 exceptions to reactivating power
Two speed elevator in bldgs over 10 stories (car may restart in 10 sec) & Side elevator removal
Elevator Emergency (“PIF”)
Panicking passengers in stuck elevators,
Injured passengers,
Fire endangering passengers
The most frequent cause of elevator malfunction
Electrical problems (blown fuse, shorting of electrical cables)
Ways to locate elevator “MR LITCH”
Machinery Room floor selector (gives exact location), Lobby control panel- floor indicator, Intercom/telephone of stuck car, Top hatch of elevator in same bank, Counterweight for approx location, Hoist way door at 1st fl and look up.
Which method of removal does NOT need power removal & which procedure does need power removal
Primary= No Power off;
Secondary & Emergency= Power Off
If using a Top Hatch Removal- lower a _ ladder to elevator roof w/a max of _ FF’s on car roof at one time secured with LSR
Straight ladder if possible (If Ext lad used tie halyard around rungs of both sections of ladder). Max 2 FF’s. 1 FF enters the car & determines order of removal
If using side exit removal- which car gets power turned off?
Planks of sufficient length _’ or longer used as a bridge. Power restored to rescue car after passenger removed
Both occupant & rescue elevator car;
6’ or longer
Last Resort: Forcible entry of elevator. Preferred tools “ARF” for sliding doors
Airbag as high as possible,
Rabbit tool,
FE tools from landing directly above door to be opened
Fireman service req’d in all elevators serving _
3/more landings or travel 25’/more after 1980, all buildings classified in occupancy group E whose plans were filed subject to Local Law #5, Existing bldg “E” 100’/more in height
Phase I Recall Phase: recalls all elevator in bank to street or terminal floor automatically or manually. How is it done Manually vs Automatically?
Manual Off, On “MOO”
Automatic Door Open “ADO” (landing smoke detectors/water flow from a sprinkler system)
NOTE: HVAC will NOT recall elevators
During Phase I Recall: will Emergency Stop Buttons Work
No. Emergency stop rendered inoperative
Phase II Operational Phase: actual operation of elevator car within car. What shall be done once car begins to move?
Press “Call Cancel” to verify it’s operational. If it does NOT stop at next landing- select next available safe floor, hit “Door Open” & leave car. Notify IC OOS. If it does NOT stop- FE may be needed. (Door open must be held until door fully opened)
T/F Once Fireman Service car has been placed in Phase II, It will continue in Phase II ops regardless of position of the lobby keyed switch
True (once in elevator service it shall be operated by a member w/HT & FE tools)
The Emergency Stop Button is rendered (operative/inoperative) during Phase I; Emergency Stop button is (inoperative/operational) during Phase II
Inoperative Phase I; Operational Phase II (will quickly stop elevator car)
If fire is on _floor/below units should avoid use of elevators & use stairs
7th floor/below - walk up
Do NOT use elevator in a bank which services fire floor if a lower bank of elevators reaches within _ floors of fire floor
Five floors. If necessary to use an elevator in a bank which serves the fire floor- select a floor at least 2 floors below the fire floor or 2 floors below lower level of access stairs in fire area (whichever is lowest)
When can a Service Elevator be used
Once IC declares safe
No more than _ members are permitted in any elevator car
No more than 6
Elevators should be stopped every _ floors for precautionary stops
Every 5 floors. Before leaving lobby & at each precautionary stop direct a flashlight up hoistway shaft to determine if any smoke in shaft
When do you check “You are here” sign
At 1st & Last Precautionary Stop
If FF’s are trapped in a stalled elevator, what can be used in an extreme emergency to escape
Use FD hose. If more than 1 length needed, 1st tie lengths together, then couple them to slide down to floor below
If a HL is used on floor below to protect trapped persons during rescue operations, what degree fog pattern shall be used
30 degree fog pattern
Can FF take a Fireman Service elevator which serves all floors to go above the fire
Never. Instead choose an elevator with a blind shaft on the fire floor. If NO blind shaft, stairs shall be used to get above the fire (ex- fire tower or stairway other than attack stairs)
If your elevator arrives at the selected floor, but the car door does not open, make no attempt to force it. Instead, what should you do?
If hoistway door security lock can be removed/opened with NO damage to door, do so. If that does not work drop down to a floor where exit is possible. Find the stairs and go up
In a single car blind hoistway, emergency access openings shall be provided every _
Every 3rd floor, but not more than 36’ apart
NYC Housing Authority has installed car door zone locks on NYC Housing Authority elevator cars. What do they do?
Prevent elevator car door from opening if car does NOT stop level with floor at elevator landing. Installed on outside of elevator car
T/F 3 position key will have Normal, Fireman Service, & Door Open. The Normal & Fireman Service in keyed switch permit removal of key. The key is NOT removable in door open position
True (cylinder face approximately 1 1/2” in diameter colored red). Found at lobbies
How can a FF prevent an elevator car from moving to another location
Place the elevator key switch to Hold position. 1620 key can be removed from the switch inside of the elevator (switch must be placed in Fireman Service while car is at landing where lobby keyed switch is located)
Once the car switch is in Fireman Service position can it be overridden by Lobby Keyed Switch
It Cannot. The 1620 key is not removable from elevator car keyed switch when in firemen service position. Removable only from “Hold” position
Stuck occupied elevator in a 6 story NFP bldg. Members attempt primary removal procedures with no results and then have an elevator mechanic called. Next action _
A: The elevator door had a brass tenon plate on the side of the door opposite the hinges. After assuring power was off members use the Gal Elevator Pick Tool
B: Have persons stuck in the car attempt to close the car doors.
C: Have the member in the machinery room turn off power then turn if back on.
D: Person had been stuck for over 30 min so Off ordered the members to use the airbags on the door.
A. ASSURE THAT POWER IS OFF. There is danger of severe electrical shock if this tool is used on an energized hoistway door. TB Emer 1 Add 3 sec 2.2
B. Primary removal. TB Emer 1 sec 3.3
C. Two speed system, commonly found in buildings over 10 stories. TB Emer 1 sec 3.6.3
D. Forcible entry is a last resort or when ordered by an elevator mechanic. TB Emer 1 sec 3.7.3
Members trapped in a stalled elevator on 12th fl. Eng Off is directed by IC to stretch a HL to protect the stuck members. HL stretched to _ A. 11th fl using 30 degree fog B. 11th fl using 60 degree fog C. 12th fl using 30 degree fog D. 12th fl using 60 degree fog
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One elevator key used to open SWING TYPE elevator hoistway doors to gain access to the elevator shaft or an inoperative elevator car. For this key, exert DOWNWARD pressure on the rear of the tool, disengaging hoistway door lock, after inserting the key into the keyhole. Which choice below identifies this key? A: GAL Vandal Resistant Key B: The "Z" tool C: Staley Swing Door Key D: Otis Swing Door Key
D
A) Sliding Doors; turn 1/4
B) Sliding Doors; 90 degrees and then 45 degrees
C) Swing Doors; push up
TB Emerg 1 Add 4
