High rise firefighting PN633 Flashcards
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What must the IC ensure when crews are undertaking tasks in the building or compartment which are supplementary to direct firefighting?
The IC must ensure that their way out of the building is fully protected at all times by the deployment of sufficient additional BA teams, jets and equipment.
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What must be considered before committing BA crews elsewhere to the fire?
Any benefit to be derived from committing personnel beyond the fire and/or elsewhere in the building must be properly assessed and then balanced against the risks present before undertaking such tasks.
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A Wet rising main is designed to deliver 1500 litres of water per minute. What is the minimum time that a Wet rising main should be able to sustain this for?
45 minutes
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True or False? Once the firefighting lift has delivered crew and equipment to the bridgehead it should remain there so that it is available to transport any persons rescued quickly to ground floor level.
True !
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When setting into a dry rising main what type of delivery hose line should be used?
Twinned lines of 70mm
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What ‘En-route’ actions should be carried out when mobilised to a potential high-rise incident?
- Information received en route and any pre-planning that may affect on arrival tactics must be passed to all personnel.
- It may also be necessary to make sure other appliances attending are informed of any relevant details, e.g. persons reported, significant hazards and rendezvous points (RVP).
- Full use must be made of all operational information systems, such as MDT.
- Ensure all personnel are rigged in full firefighting PPE.
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If tasks are required to be carried out elsewhere in the building i.e. rescue, what should the IC ensure?
The location and severity of the fire must be confirmed and the IC is satisfied it can be tactically controlled,
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Is it acceptable to commit a BA crew to the fire floor without water?
Under no circumstances !!!!
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What is the purpose of a staging area?
If the potential exists for the bridgehead to becomes congested a staging area can be set up below the bridgehead to marshal additional resources before they are committed to the bridgehead
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What is the minimum firefighting media required at the bridgehead before a crew can be committed to the fire floor?
A charged 45mm branch
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What is the minimum capacity of a fire-fighting lift?
A firefighting lift will carry a minimum load of 850 kg or 8 persons
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Can you visualise how would sectorise a high rise incident?
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The on arrival actions of a high-rise incident can be broken down into 5 stages, what are they?
- Initial plan
- Secure a Firefighter lift (if present)
- Secure water supply (DRM/WRM’s)
- Establish a ‘Bridgehead’
- Committing crews
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Whilst in command of a High Rise incident where should the incident commander position themselves?
They should remain at ground level unless preplanning has identified a more suitable location
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When a fire breaks out of a window spreading to other floors or compartments, what is this called?
The Coanda Effect
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How is a firefighting lift controlled?
A firefighter must be detailed as the fire lift operator to maintain control of the lift until relieved of this duty
