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What Is a high rise |
A building that contains floors at a height where external fireifghting and rescue operations may not be pheasible |
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Operational considerations for high rise buildings |
Metabolic heat stress cause day physical effort Delays in fire fighting and rescue operations dude to access and security codes Fixed installations not available for use Communication difficulties as the IC is a distance away from the fire Fire growth and smoke travel Layout of the building (complex) Wind effect can increase spread Falling objects are hazards and can start secondary fires Evacuation of occupants up to 10000 depends on size and number of staircases |
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Anti social behaviour can cause the following hazards |
Rubbish in lobbies and stair cases Fire doors wedged open Lights removed or smashed Vandalised rising mains Razor blades and needles fixed to building Burning materials left in escape routes |
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What is the COANDA effect |
The rapid spread of fire once a fire has escaped externally out from a window that's travels to other floors and compartments |
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Fireifghting operations can be affected by what 2 factors |
Type of evacuation Number and mobility of people being evacuated |
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Basic features associated and provided to high rise buildings are? |
Fireifghting shafts Dry or wet rising mains A fire lift |
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What are the 10 major precaution features of new buildings |
Fireifghting lobby Fireifghting shaft Stair pressurisastion system Communication system Floor display plan Fire control centre Fire display plan Atrium Crossover floors Sprinkler systems and fixed installations Combined heating, ventilation and air con system |
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On arrival to an incident the following procedures should be implemented: |
Pre planning information Command function on the extent of a fire, state of evac and use of fixed installations Securing a water supply and charging risers Securing the fireifghting lift |
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What is a bridgehead |
A forward control point where resources are gathered to fight a fire, and from which wmfireifghting teams can be effectively controlled |
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Minimum amount if equipment at a bridgehead |
45mm hose 2 branches 1 entry control board 2 ba sets Iec pack Long line Breaking in gear Thermal imaging camera Access codes and keys Floor plans if availible |
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What are the 4 sectors used at an incident |
Search sector: where search and rescue ops take place above fire floor main area of operations Bridgehead: directly responsible for Fire fighting and search and rescue operations. 2 floors below fire Fire sector: Lobby sector: are of operations from the ground floor lobby to the bridgehead
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What is a PHASED evacuation |
Evacuated in stages starting with the fire floor and 1 above. Stage 1 activated by fire alarm Stage 2 activated by public address system |
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What sector SHOULD the bridgehead be In? |
Lobby sector |
