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High Rise Flashcards

0
Q

What are the 5 C’s of high rise fires? (won’t be on the test but still good to know)

A
  • Command
  • Confirm
  • Connections
  • Control the Lobby
  • Cars
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Buildings over what height are considered to be high rises?

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Per TFD SOP 4 floors above the ground floor

Per NFPA 75 feet

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In a 1/4 square map book page, what is the real distance of 1” in the map book?

A

377 linear feet

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What are three different brands of locked key boxes that hold keys for buildings?

A
  • Medeco
  • Knox
  • Supra
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What kinds of keys will be in the Rapid Entry System Box?

A 
-Entry and interior doors keys
   =including possible door FOB
-Elevator Keys
-Alarm panel keys
-Some buildings will have emergency plans
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If a standpipe connection is damaged what can you use to replace it in an emergency setting?
-And where is it kept?

A

The Speed Swivel

-Kept on all of the EC trucks

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6
Q

In a standpipe setting what does PRV stand for?

What does the PRV do?

A

Pressure Reducing Valve

-Prevents pipes from breaking due to head pressure. Found on the ground floor of a high rise building

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What are the Incident Priorities of a high rise fire?

A
  • Life Safety
  • Incident Stabilization
  • Property Conservation
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What is the full alarm assignment for a high rise fire?

A
  • 2 BC’s
  • 4 EN
  • 2 LD/LT
  • 2 PM
  • 2 EC’s
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If you arrive on scene and see that the high rise fire is a working incident, what is your first action?

A

Start a 2nd alarm

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In what order to you make the FDC connections?

A

Sprinklers first then standpipes

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With high rise fires what is the initial assignment for the 2nd arriving EN? What about the 3rd arriving EN?

A
  • The 2nd arriving EN makes the water supply and assists with or makes the connections to the sprinklers
  • The 3rd EN is assigned to Lobby Control
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The first LD on a high rise fire is assigned to do what?

A

They are assigned with the first EN and help form an Attack Team. Their radio designator will be “Fire Attack Division…”

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What are possible assignments for the 4th EN on a high rise fire?

A
  • RIC
  • Form a 2nd attack team with a LD
  • Resources for Lobby Control
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What assignments will the 2nd LD possibly do initially on a high rise fire?

A

Can be used as a 2nd attack team

Can help pressurize the stairwells

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15
Q

What will the FDC’s be pumped at?

A
  • If nothing showing 100 psi

- If smoke showing 150 psi

16
Q

If the fire is on what floor when can the FF use the elevator?

A

If on the 7th floor or higher

—The elevators will never be used until the safety of the elevator can be confirmed

17
Q

How many phases of elevator control is there and what are they?

A

2 phases

  • Phase 1 recalls the elevator to the lobby
  • Phase 2 is Firefighter Control (aka Door Control)
18
Q

How often will the elevator be stopped to check for fire conditions throughout the high rise building?

A

Every 5 floors

19
Q

What style of high rise building construction will have most of its load bearing walls made of reinforced concrete?

A

Old style

20
Q

Another name for modern-style construction of high rise buildings

A

Core Construction

21
Q

What spans horizontal distance between columns and support structural beams that carry the floor loads

A

Girders

22
Q

How long of a fire-resistive rating do the roofs of high rises have?

A

2 hours

23
Q

If a high rise has multiple elevators that span different floors of the building what is that called?

A

Split bank elevators

24
Q

The vertical shaft that the elevator is in is called what?

A

A Hoistway

25
Q

What is the typical pressure of a standpipe outlet?

A

65 psi

26
Q

Where is the base floor in a high rise building fire?

A

2 floors below the fire floor

27
Q

What equipment should be taken up by the EN of the Attack Team?

A
  • Full turnouts and SCBA
  • 2 Handifolds 100’
  • High Rise bag
  • Handlights
  • Forcible entry tools
  • Pike pole possibly
  • Lifeline
  • Fire extinguisher to be kept on the elevator
28
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What should the LD of the Attack Team take up?

A
  • Full turnouts and SCBA
  • 2 Handifolds 100’
  • High Rise bag
  • Handlights
  • Forcible entry tolls including saws
  • Pike pole possibly
  • Lifeline
  • Fire extinguisher to be kept on the elevator
29
Q

The tendency of air within vertical buildings to move upward when outside temperatures are much colder than those in the building

A

Stack Effect

30
Q

The tendency of air to move downward when outside temperatures are much warmer than those in the building.

A

Reverse Stack Effect

31
Q

A device that emits or controls air flow in a HVAC system

A

Damper

Captain Certification 2014 (44 decks)

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