High-Rise Manual

Question 1

Where should a copy of each preplan for a high-rise building be placed by each fire station if at all possible?

Answer 1

Control room of each building

Question 2

A high-rise building is defined as?

Answer 2

A building with either 6 or more stories or a building where the highest occupied story/floor is greater than 75ft. from the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.

Question 3

The time needed to assess the situation upon the arrival of the first units, gather information from the annunciator panel or fire control room/building personnel, identify and confirm the fire floor, locate the fire on that floor and proceed to operate is known as?

Answer 3

Reflex time

Question 4

Modern high-rise buildings are of two basic designs. They are?

Answer 4

Commercial & Residential

Question 5

Residential high-rise buildings are characterized by?

Answer 5

Center hallways, numerous interior compartments and 24-hour occupancy.

Question 6

Commercial high-rise buildings are characterized by?

Answer 6

Center-core construction, circuit corridors around the core of the building and have large open expanses. Occupancy loads are usually higher during business hours. Elevators, stairwells and mechanical rooms are located in the middle core of the building

Question 7

In the NOVA region when were high-rise building codes enacted?

Answer 7

1976

Question 8

High-rises built after 1976 are required to have a _____ standpipe system with outlets of ____ in. diameter and _____ in. reducers.

Answer 8

Class III, 2 1/2, 1 1/2

Question 9

With a few rare exceptions high-rise buildings must have at least how many approved exits from each floor and what other protection features?

Answer 9

Two. Enclosed stair wells and some type of smoke control system.

Question 10

Gypsum and masonry walls typically used to enclose stairways, elevator and other shafts typically carry a fire resistance rating of ___ hour at a minimum.

Answer 10

2

Question 11

Roof access points should be indicated in the first due company’s _____?

Answer 11

preplan

Question 12

In most cases, elevator control rooms are located?

Answer 12

Top of the elevator shaft

Question 13

Window panes that can be broken on commercial high-rise buildings are usually marked with what?

Answer 13

Maltese cross or fire helmet in the bottom corner

Question 14

At a minimum any stairwell door a hose line passes through should be controlled by?

Answer 14

Firefighter or door chocked open

Question 15

The majority of standpipe systems found in high-rise buildings are of what type?

Answer 15

Wet System

Question 16

If a building has a wall mounted standpipe inlet and a yard stanchion they both will supply the building.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Elevators in high-rise buildings are typically of what type?

Answer 17

Electric Traction

Question 18

Anytime hand lines will be pulled from the engine and not hooked into the standpipe on a high-rise fire what must happen?

Answer 18

Must be communicated to command

Question 19

Based on fire load, what hand line selection is usually capable of handling expected fire loads in a residential high-rise structure such as hotels.

Answer 19

1 ¾ in. standpipe packs

Question 20

What is the required fire flow for a residential type high-rise?

Answer 20

10gpm per 100 sqft. of involved area

Question 21

With significant fire that is advancing or in upper floor fires ____ in. lines should be strongly considered

Answer 21

2 ½

Question 22

Fire flow requirements in a commercial style high-rise is?

Answer 22

20 gpm per 100 sqft. of involved area and engine companies should be paired using 2 ½ in. lines used for attack.

Question 23

The minimum initial alarm assignment for a high-rise fire consists of?

Answer 23

5 Engines
2 Trucks
1 Rescue Squad(s)
1 EMS unit(s)
2 Battalion Chiefs
1 Command Aide(s)
1 EMS Supervisor(s)

Question 24

High-Rise - 1st Due Engine Assignment

Answer 24

Park out of the way of incoming apparatus. Abandon the rig. Determine fire floor. Proceed to lobby and continue size-up. Report to fire floor with 1st due truck or rescue squad.

Question 25

High-Rise - 2nd Due Engine Assignment

Answer 25

Water Supply (supply all possible FDC outlets when possible. Remaining crew proceed to the fire floor to assist putting first line in service. Prepare/deploy second line if needed.

Question 26

High-Rise - 3rd Due Engine Assignment

Answer 26

Secondary water supply. If no FDC proceed with crew and abandon rig. View the opposite side of the building then 1st due engine and proceed to the floor above the fire with 2nd due truck. Check for extension and occupants.

Question 27

High-Rise - 4th Due Engine Assignment

Answer 27

Park away from building. Entire crew proceeds to the attack stairwell on the floor below the fire and establish RIT.

Question 28

High-Rise - 5th Due Engine Assignment

Answer 28

Report directly to the command post. Meet with IC and assume lobby control. The engine driver’s responsibilities during lobby control are to gain control of the elevator services.

Question 29

High-Rise - 1st Due Truck Assignment

Answer 29

Park on side A or most accessible side to fire. Raise aerial ladder to maximize its scrub area. If the aerial is not needed proceed with crew to the lobby to meet up with 1st due engine. Report to fire floor and force entry/primary search/aide in hose line deployment.

Question 30

High-Rise - 2nd Due Truck Assignment

Answer 30

View all sides of structure. Consider use of aerial. Report to control room and gather knox box keys. Designate evacuation stairwell and keep clear of smoke.

Question 31

High-Rise - Rescue Squad Assignment

Answer 31

Park away from the building and proceed to the fire floor with the 1st due engine.

Question 32

Every additional alarm on a High-Rise Fire added to the first will bring?

Answer 32

3 engines, 1 truck and one battalion chief

Question 33

Who establishes Base?

Answer 33

First due engine on the second alarm

Question 34

Define an isolated stair

Answer 34

Stairwell with individual entrances and access to only one section of the building

Question 35

What does the presence of a gate denote in a stairwell?

Answer 35

Last floor with an exterior entrance/exit

Question 36

Define accommodation stairwell

Answer 36

A stairwell that goes between two units shared by the occupants. Usually unprotected.

Question 37

A hydrant should be located with in how many feet of a standpipe or sprinkler system?

Answer 37

100ft.

Question 38

How can a PRV be defeated?

Answer 38

By breaking the L-shaped arm that restricts the wheel

Question 39

Define a blind shaft

Answer 39

An elevator shaft that services only particular floors of a building and has no openings on any other floors (ex. service elevator)

Question 40

How many sets of keys should be in the fire control room?

Answer 40

15

Question 41

Define mushrooming

Answer 41

When smoke rises upward from the fire floor until it reaches roof level. The smoke then banks off the roof and migrates back downward towards the fire floor.

Question 42

Define stack effect

Answer 42

Natural movement of air within a tightly sealed building