Chapter 15

Question 1

The key tactical consideration in high-rise fires is that fire departments are completely reliant on the______to assist in extinguishment

Answer 1

Building systems

Question 2

________Is the only absolute method to determine whether a building has a stand pipe system.

Answer 2

Pre incident planning

Question 3

For each pumper responding to a high-rise fire, a good rule of thumb is to position the apparatus add a workable fire hydrant located near?

Answer 3

A standpipe Siamese

Question 4

The Siamese connection outside these buildings should either be_______or have a signed adjacent to it indicating what the Siamese is supplying

Answer 4

Color-coded

Question 5

Depending on the size of the building, consider having a minimum of two pumpers simultaneously supplying two Siamese connections during fire operations

Answer 5

Key sentence

Question 6

If the building has an adequate fire pump supplying the sprinkler system, then the incident commander should consider directing the first supply line to the________before the sprinkler Siamese

Answer 6

Standpipe Siamese

**Good knowledge of the building prior to the incident will assist in deciding which supply line should be supplied first

Question 7

Fire pumps:

It is essential that the inlet and discharge gauges be checked. It is also critical that the bypass valve is closed so the system can be supplied. Sometimes the bypass valve was left open after pump testing. As much as___Percent of the pumps capacity can be lost with an open bypass valve

Answer 7

50 %

Question 8

Fire pumps:

Building fire pumps should be able to deliver their rated capacity, at least___, at the highest floor outlet with a relief valve limiting the pressure to 15 psi above that which is required to deliver the 50 psi to the highest outlet

Answer 8

50 psi

Question 9

HvAC:

One of the most critical aspects of fighting modern high-rise building fires is gaining a handle on?

Answer 9

Air movement through the building

Question 10

HvAC:

A foremost concern at high-rise operations is that the IC use ________systems to the fire operations advantage

Answer 10

HvAC

Question 11

These are devices that prevent or allow air to enter the HVAC system

Answer 11

Dampers

Question 12

A major hazard encountered a high-rise buildings is the sheer size of the building and you?

Answer 12

Number of building occupants

Question 13

Fighting a fire in a high-rise building requires a tremendous commitment of both?

Answer 13

Personnel and supervision

Question 14

Because high-rises typically have expensive floors, at least______should be assigned to search the fire floor, or more if necessary

Answer 14

Two companies