High Rise

Question 0

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

Answer 0

• Command
• Confirm
• Connections
• Control the Lobby
• Cars

Question 1

Buildings over what height are considered to be high rises?

Answer 1

Per TFD SOP 4 floors above the ground floor

Per NFPA 75 feet

Question 2

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

Answer 2

377 linear feet

Question 3

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

Answer 3

• Medeco
• Knox
• Supra

Question 4

What kinds of keys will be in the Rapid Entry System Box?

Answer 4

-Entry and interior doors keys
   =including possible door FOB
-Elevator Keys
-Alarm panel keys
-Some buildings will have emergency plans

Question 5

If a standpipe connection is damaged what can you use to replace it in an emergency setting?
-And where is it kept?

Answer 5

The Speed Swivel

-Kept on all of the EC trucks

Question 6

In a standpipe setting what does PRV stand for?

What does the PRV do?

Answer 6

Pressure Reducing Valve

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

Question 7

What are the Incident Priorities of a high rise fire?

Answer 7

• Life Safety
• Incident Stabilization
• Property Conservation

Question 8

What is the full alarm assignment for a high rise fire?

Answer 8

• 2 BC’s
• 4 EN
• 2 LD/LT
• 2 PM
• 2 EC’s

Question 9

If you arrive on scene and see that the high rise fire is a working incident, what is your first action?

Answer 9

Start a 2nd alarm

Question 10

In what order to you make the FDC connections?

Answer 10

Sprinklers first then standpipes

Question 11

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

Answer 11

• 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

Question 12

The first LD on a high rise fire is assigned to do what?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

• RIC
• Form a 2nd attack team with a LD
• Resources for Lobby Control

Question 14

What assignments will the 2nd LD possibly do initially on a high rise fire?

Answer 14

Can be used as a 2nd attack team

Can help pressurize the stairwells

Question 15

What will the FDC’s be pumped at?

Answer 15

• If nothing showing 100 psi

- If smoke showing 150 psi

Question 16

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

Answer 16

If on the 7th floor or higher

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

Question 17

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

Answer 17

2 phases

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Every 5 floors

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Old style

Question 20

Another name for modern-style construction of high rise buildings

Answer 20

Core Construction

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Girders

Question 22

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

Answer 22

2 hours

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Split bank elevators

Question 24

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

Answer 24

A Hoistway

Question 25

What is the typical pressure of a standpipe outlet?

Answer 25

65 psi

Question 26

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

Answer 26

2 floors below the fire floor

Question 27

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

Answer 27

- 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

Question 28

What should the LD of the Attack Team take up?

Answer 28

- 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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Stack Effect

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Reverse Stack Effect

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Damper