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1
Q

What is a high rise?

A

A building of greater than 75ft and has 6 or more floors

2
Q

What is required in occupied high rises greater than 75ft?

A

Fire control room

3
Q

What type of construction is mainly used for high rises

A

Type 1 fire resistive.

4
Q

Atleast how many exits are needed on a high rise?

A

2

5
Q

In building built prior to _____ my have sprayed asbestos

A

1980

6
Q

What are isolated stairs?

A

Usually have individual entrances and access only one section of the building

7
Q

What are scissor stairs?

A

Stairs that may only serve every other floor

8
Q

What are accommodation stairs

A

Access stairs are open unprotected stairs leading floor to floor

9
Q

Windows on a high rise building are normally what type of glass

A

Lexan
Tempered
Plate

10
Q

In the even of an emergency some windows may be marked with what to indicate they can be broken?

A

Fire helmet or Maltese cross

11
Q

Outward swinging doors in a hallway on a high rise are normally what?

A

Electric, telephone or any other type of closet

12
Q

After 1976 a hydrant should be how many feet from a FDC

A

100ft

13
Q

What is the true drink toon of a control room

A

Is used for any system in a high rise were detection, fire protection, air handling systems, communication are centralized for tire department use.

14
Q

How does stack effect work?

A

Smoke will rise until the temp from outside and the temp from inside balance at which it will begin to Settle or stratify

15
Q

What is stratification

A

When the temp of the smoke produced is not sufficient to cause it to rise all the way to the top.

16
Q

Reverse stack effect

A

During summer months this can result in smoke migrating to a floor below the actual fire

17
Q

On a high rise fire wind driven fires can be cause by as low as how many MPH

A

10-20

18
Q

If a sprinkler system does not go off building could have a rate of heat release that could allow a fire to double every how many seconds

A

90 seconds

19
Q

If concrete work is still be done to a high rise building and the framework is still in place you must what?

A

Not coo it to the interior

20
Q

A fire loaf in an office building can be _____ psf, a conference area______ psf, and a file area ______ psf and can release 16,000-18,000 btu

A

7.7
5.9
16

21
Q

On a high rise fire if the first engine company deploys lines off the wagon. Who is then responsible for supplying the standpipe

A

2nd engine

22
Q

On a commercial high rise fire flow needed to put a fire put in 100 square feet is?

A

20gpm

23
Q

A vehicle fire in a high rise parking garage is dispatched as what type?

A

High rise fire

24
Q

How many companies are allowed in an elevator on a high rise.

A

2

25
Q

Who is in charge of obtaining a secondary FDC on a high rise

A

3rd engine

26
Q

If fire is showing from a window or balcony on a high rise what should you do.

A

The ladder should not be placed to a window or balcony showing fire unless there is someone at such location.

If the unit is completely involved

Placed at adjourning unit

27
Q

On a high rise when should the operator of a tower ladder go above the fire?

A

Only when immediate rescue

28
Q

Each additional alarm after the first will bring what units?

A

3 engines, 1 Truck, 1 battalion chief

29
Q

During lobby control what is the Engine driver responsible for?

A

Elevator operations

  • recall elevators
  • Which ones have fireman’s service, -check shaft for smoke
  • deliver company’s to floor
  • location of attack stairwell
30
Q

On a high rise incident who would be in charge of base?

A

The driver of the first unit assigned to it.

31
Q

One cubic foot contains how man cubic inches?

A

1728 cubic inches