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1
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Any building which has

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4 floors or greater will be considered a high rise regardless of the location of the fire

2
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If the reported location of the fire is below the

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7th floor, stairs shall be used for the initial ascent

3
Q

Upon arrival at the reported fire floor, report

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Conditions, actions, needs.

4
Q

In case of radio malfunction

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Fire phones must be used

5
Q

All efforts should be directed around placing

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The first hose line in service for fire suppression

6
Q

A safety perimeter shall be established around the structure as soon as practical

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Law enforcement will be responsible to maintain the integrity of this area throughout the incident

7
Q

The third arriving ladder company shall proceed to

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Front of the building. They are tasked with initiating PPV and RIT

8
Q

Ladder company are to support the efforts of the

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Fire attack team. Their to priorities will be
Forcible entry
Search and rescue 
Ventilation 
Checking for extension
9
Q

The operators job is to coordinate transport of

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Personnel and equipment with lobby control and forward staging

10
Q

At any time (including initial entry) a flashing red fire helmet is observed on the

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Re-call lobby wall or inside of the car, take notice. This is a warning that the shunt trio is preparing to activate

11
Q

In most cases PRD’s can be

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Removed or adjusted with the tools from the standpipe bag

12
Q

An in-line pressure gauge shall be

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Installed onto the standpipe outlet with a firefighter at the location.

13
Q

Rapid ventilation of a burning structure

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Has always been the priority

14
Q

Panel control aide shall maintain

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Phone communications with FRCC to track 911 callers trapped in the structure

15
Q

Forward ops

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Suppression chief assigned by command

Fire floor

16
Q

Rapid intervention team

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Stage one floor below the fire floor

2nd squad and 3 ladder

17
Q

Forward staging

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Two floors below fire floor

18
Q

Forward rehab

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Two floor below fire floor

19
Q

Maintaining control of the stairwells

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Is critical to operations

20
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Return stairs

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  1. Return to same geographic location in building at each landing
  2. Will have half Lansing between floors and 180 change in direction.
  3. Provides advantage in keeping orientation in building from floor to floor but hose management will be more difficult
21
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Fire attack team should

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Assist in search of apartment of origin as hose line is advanced

22
Q

The objective of the RAT is to ensure

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All stairwells are clear of any occupants in distress from the level of the fire floor to roof

23
Q

The RAT is also responsible for

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ensuring stairwell doors are unlocked and allow movement into and out of stairwell

24
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On ascent, stairwell doors should be

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Opened every 3-5 floors using keys , access cards, or forcible entry tools if need