High rise MT

Question 1

High rise building code requirements started in ____

Answer 1

February 1976

Question 2

What are the requirements for buildings to have fire control rooms?

Answer 2

Building 75 ft or higher

Question 3

The window panes that can be broke are marked with what?

Answer 3

Maltase cross or fire helmet

Question 4

how far away are hydrants supposed to be from FDC’s

Answer 4

100 Feet

Question 5

Doors that separate various occupancies swing what direction?

Answer 5

Inward

Question 6

Outward opening doors indicate what types of rooms?

Answer 6

Electric
telephone
closest rooms

Question 7

Preference should be given to using risers in?

Answer 7

Stairwells

Question 8

what can severely restrict flow on standpipe riser outlets and how do you bypass it?

Answer 8

Pressure-reducing valves

Break the L shaped arm that restricts the riser wheel.

Question 9

Otis Gen 2 use a _____ which allows them to not have a conventional elevator room.

Answer 9

Flat belt design/ Belt driven system

Question 10

___ Elevators bypass a portion of a building via a blind shaft?

Answer 10

Express

Question 11

In____ service the doors will not open until the door open button has been activated.

Answer 11

Firemen service.

Question 12

____ is used for any system in a high-rise where detection, fire protection, air handling systems, and communications are centralized for the FD use.

Answer 12

Fire control room

Question 13

Fire phones taken off the hook trigger a notification in the?

Answer 13

Fire control room

Question 14

What’s a system designed to allow personnel in the fire control room to communicate throughout the building including any tenant space above 1,000 sqft.

Answer 14

Public address system.

Question 15

What are the 3 types of smoke control systems that activate in the presence of an alarm?

Answer 15

Stairwell
Corridor
Elevator pressurization

Question 16

If more than ___ floors above the fire contain occupants a ___ should be established with a chief officer in charge.

Answer 16

2

Search and evacuation branch

Question 17

____ Refers to normal smoke movement without impact from environmental conditions, smoke rising upwards, than migrates back downward

Answer 17

Mushrooming

Question 18

Natural movement of air within a relatively tightly-sealed building due to the temp. Difference btw the air on the inside and outside of a structure. Smoke will rise until temps balance or stratify. the reverse when outside temp is higher than inside___.

Answer 18

Stack effect

Reverse stack effect

Question 19

Once fire floor is reached what must be communicated?

Answer 19

Fire conditions

Question 20

Situation report should have?

Answer 20

VIT
Volume of fire
Intensity of heat
Temperature seen though the TIC

Question 21

If wind driven fire is present, no___ should be performed until directed by command.

Answer 21

Horizontal ventilation

Question 22

Contents of a building have a heat release rate can allow a fire to ___

Answer 22

double in size every 90 seconds

Question 23

Buildings under construction are required to have a riser?

Answer 23

Two floors below the finished floor

Question 24

Personnel must not be committed to the interior for operations if?

Answer 24

Concrete work is still underway and the framework is in place and burning

Question 25

Personnel should consider using ___ system when available.

Answer 25

Building communications

Question 26

Command officers should consider requesting a ________ response to supplement the operation.

Answer 26

Rit level 2

Question 27

What building systems must be brought under FD control? EAP

Answer 27

Elevator control Air handler Pump- fire pump

Question 28

First fire chief on scene must establish command, the second due chief will establish___?

Answer 28

Fire attack group supervisor

Question 29

How do you check suspended ceilings?

Answer 29

Physically or TIC

Question 30

Residential fire flow of __ GPM get every __ Square feet. Commercial is 20GPM.

Answer 30

100GPM per 100 sq ft

Question 31

Use a combination of what to keep attached parking garage stairwells clear of smoke?

Answer 31

PPV and garage ventilation system.

Question 32

First due engine should? FWAARRD

Answer 32

``` Floors wind attack stairwell annunciator recall elevators rapid entry keys directory ``` FWAARRD

Question 33

when using elevators in high rise fires what must you do?

Answer 33

Stop at intermediate points and check shaft for water, fire or smoke Stop 2 floors below report fire floor

Question 34

what floor does the fire have to be over to use the elevator?

Answer 34

6

Question 35

How many companies are allowed to ride the elevator together?

Answer 35

2

Question 36

Who should determine the attack stairwell?

Answer 36

Engine officer and officer of first specialty piece

Question 37

Second due engine

Answer 37

water supply and stretch 3'' or greater into the FDC and assist in placing firs hose line, 1 firefighter remain at the stairwell door and officer at standpipe outlet

Question 38

third engine?

Answer 38

Secondary FDC view opposite side floor above fire

Question 39

fourth due engine?

Answer 39

RIT | 1 floor below the fire or outside IDLH for below grade

Question 40

Fifth due engine lobby control assignments

Answer 40

officer and FF unit tracking and recording ( SCBA pressure, crew and times) LB-get with building engineer and building system control ( turn on fire pump and shut down HVAC Driver- Elevator operations

Question 41

Search priority? Residential commercial

Answer 41

fire unit, exit hallways, adjacent and units across the hall | Fire area and floor, floor above, top floor, floors between fire floor and top floor.

Question 42

second due truck shall?

Answer 42

Proceed to floor above the fire and work with 3rd due engine | insure evacuation stairwell is identified and clear of smoke

Question 43

Rescue squad shall?

Answer 43

``` Deploy tag line in attack stairwell forcible entry evacuation assess fire extension assist in movement of 2.5'' handline ```

Question 44

who is the base officer

Answer 44

6th due engine driver

Question 45

what should second alarm or greater units bring?

Answer 45

2 air cylinders and high rise pack

Question 46

where is staging

Answer 46

2 floors below the fire

Question 47

Who will open a window and assess wind conditions

Answer 47

truck or rescue squad operating on the floor above the fire

Question 48

what ventilation is the least desirable option?

Answer 48

vertical vent

Question 49

when should a search and evacuation branch or group be activated?

Answer 49

more then 2 floors above the fire that still contain occupants

Question 50

anticipate air cylinder will last

Answer 50

15-20 mins

Question 51

What is the fire load in general office space, conference area and file area?

Answer 51

7.7 LBS/SQFT General office Conference area is 5.9psf file area is over 16psf

Question 52

what are the effects of cold smoke

Answer 52

is cool and low lying smoke, characterized fires brought under control by sprinkler systems