HIGH-RISE BASICS
A structure must be at least this tall to be classified as a high-rise.
What is 75 feet?
Attack One connects the standpipe outlet this many floors below the fire floor.
What is one floor below?
Which arriving officer initially assumes Lobby Control?
What is the third-arriving company officer?
Which floor is primarily responsible for search, rescue, ventilation, and fire attack?
What is the fire floor?
The first arriving battalion chief generally assumes this role.
What is Incident Command?
Which type of building is generally more susceptible to wind-driven fire conditions?
What is a residential high-rise?
Attack One's primary mission is this.
What is fire suppression using the initial attack line?
Before elevators are approved, stairwells should be used for this purpose.
What is ascent?
What additional monitoring should be considered on floors above the fire floor?
What is carbon monoxide monitoring?
Once Attack One is working on Floor 8, Command should consider creating this division.
What is Division 8?
Your company arrives at a 6-story building with a standpipe system. Is it automatically considered a high-rise?
What is no?
(Standpipes are common in buildings 4+ stories; high-rise is defined by height.)
Why is the standpipe outlet flushed before connecting hose?
To remove debris and identify system issues before supplying the attack line.
Why might a stairwell containing a smoke shaft be a poor choice for fire attack?
Smoke and heat may rapidly travel through the shaft, endangering crews.
Occupants removed from a hazardous floor should generally be moved at least this far below the fire floor.
What is three floors below?
A high-rise incident is becoming labor intensive. Name three groups Command might establish.
Any three:
An automatic alarm becomes a working high-rise fire. Name three resources added beyond the structure fire assignment.
Any three:
You have a fire on Floor 11. Attack One arrives at Floor 10 and discovers the standpipe outlet has a pressure-reducing valve. What operational concern should immediately enter your decision making?
Potential pressure-reducing valve malfunction or inadequate fire flow.
Command orders evacuation. Why should Lobby Control avoid evacuating the entire building unnecessarily?
It can interfere with suppression efforts and create confusion.
A firefighter reports smoke on the top floor while the fire is on Floor 7. What building phenomenon should you suspect?
What is stack effect?
Elevators remain unusable and crews are exhausting themselves carrying equipment to the 18th floor. What resource should Command consider creating?
What is a Stairwell Support Team?
Command receives reports of smoke on Floors 8, 10, and 12. Fire is confirmed on Floor 10. Explain the likely fire behavior phenomenon occurring.
What is stack effect?
Smoke is traveling vertically through shafts and building voids.
Attack One reports fire extending into the hallway with wind entering through a failed apartment window. Advancing down the hallway appears unsafe. Name two alternate tactics authorized by SOP.
Any two:
Elevators have been deemed safe. Fire is on Floor 20. Your crew wants to ride to Floor 18. Explain why that is not recommended.
Elevators should stop no higher than five floors below the fire floor.
Crews should dismount at Floor 15 and continue via stairs.
You are assigned Division 12. Attack One is operating on Floor 12 while Search Group is also working there. What is your responsibility regarding Search Group?
Coordinate operations with Search Group while maintaining division supervision of the floor.
Fire is on Floor 14. Attack One is low on air. Attack Two is engaged above the fire. Resource Staging has three fresh companies available. Explain the proper rotation.