High Rise Office

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blind shaft elevators

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Elevators serving the upper areas of a building in a shaft that is not equipped with the hoistway doors on the lower floors

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curtain wall

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Non bearing wall, built between piers or coulda for the enclosure if the structure but not supported at each story

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fire sector branch

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Defined as the fire floor and floor above

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incident command post

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Establish in the lobby which will enable the ic to exert central control over operations

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plenum

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An air compartment or chamber to which one or more ducts are connected. Usually between the suspended ceiling and under side of the floor above

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forward staging area

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Area established on the floor below the fire sector/branch to provide logistical support to the fire sector branch

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search and evacuation group or branch

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Sae. Position established above the fire sector branch to control and coordinate all search and evacuation operations in that area

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class E high rise office building

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75ft or more, fireproof, primarily occupied for business.

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heavy weight construction

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Before 1945

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heavy weight construction

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Before 1945

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medium weight construction

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1945-68. Fire towers required in these

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lightweight construction

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After 1968, has exterior curtain walls that leaves a space of 6-12 inches which require additional fire stopping . Fire towers not required

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where is the processing of air usually done?

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Floors of building where mechanical room is located

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non circulating mode of hvac

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OO cm oe open outside, close mixer, open exhaust

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four step procedure for starting pumps using control panel

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Knives cut big lips. Close knife switch, close circuit breaker, push starting button, move lever to desired position

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bypass pump is open

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8 inch riser loss of 25%, 6 inch riser loss 45%.

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pump discharge pressure.

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Floors 1-10 150psi, 11-20 200psi, goes up 50 every ten floors

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how do you **** down pumps in building when given command?

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Return pump position to lowest speed, push off button, open circuit breakers, open knife switch (off position), advise icp that pumps are off

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10-76 high rise office

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Second alarm is warranted for any visible fire or smoke emanating through exterior skin

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fire sector supervisor

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First floor below fire floor

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incident command post

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Bc channel 2, aide channel 1

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search and evacuation group

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Chief channel 3, aide channel 2

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forward staging area

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Bc 2, aide 1

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icp

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Lobby

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forward triage area

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Location on floor below the forward staging area

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what shall engine companies bring with them to forward staging areas?

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Scba for each member, standpipe kit and nozzle, length of hose per guy, spare scba cylinder for each member

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ladder companies reporting to forward staging area

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Scba for each member, 2 sets of fe tools and hooks, search and utility rope, spare scba for each member

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who control all ventilation

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The ic

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can you augment the hvac system with our Ppv fans?

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No

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buildings that have a fixed stairwell pressurization system.

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Shall be entered into cids

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can you use fire towers as an attack stair?

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No it could draw the heat as smoke of high pressure towards the low pressure stairwell

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negative stack effect may occur when?

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Outside temp is greater then inside

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what shall the sae group supervisor be equipped with?

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2 handie talkies, post radio, scba for all members assigned to sae, spare cylinder for each member assigned, floor diagram with pen and pad

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what is sae group responsible for?

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Floors above the fire sector branch. Fire sector branch is fire floor and one floor above

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where is forward staging area?

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2 floors below original fire floor

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what does the fsa need?

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2 handie talkies, post radio, forward staging log. Maintain at least 20 spare cylinders

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forward triage area

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Established by the ic within the building. On an environmentally safe area below forward staging area

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what's found at the floor warden station?

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Telephone handset , capability to activate a visual/audible alarm , 2 way voice comm with fire command station , announcements over loud speaker, handset In red box

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first arriving truck

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Determine elevator bank, obtain floor plan( if only 1 leave it there), obtain necessary keys, ensure icp staffed by fd member, proceed to 2 floors below fire,

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1st truck arrival on fire floor

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Determine fire location, heat smoke condition, life hazard, location if stairs and select correct one with standpipe in it as attack stairway, primary search, support engine

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2nd arriving truck

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Examine exterior of building, operate elevators, temp staff icp, assist in search and rescue of fire floor,

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3rd arriving truck

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Verify fire floor, elevators, 2 floors below, determine nber of stairs for fire floor, proceed to floor above fire via a stair other then attack, determine evacuation stairs,examine floor report to icp, communicate if people are in attack stairway above fire to withhold operayions

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fourth arriving truck

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Report to icp, bring extra scba cylinder, proceed to roof, stairway other then attack, primary search of top five floors, fire on floor not serviced by high rise bank used if in a blind shaft, can go to fire floor proceed to location below then use stairs other then attack, to roof.

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greater alarms and special call trucks

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Report to staging area

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first engine

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Remain at icp until truck verifies fire location, proceed to upper floor via elevator, stretch from floor below standpipe, operate

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2nd engine

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Report to ic, take post radio to provide comm between the lobby and fire sector, officer remains at outlet till hose line is operating at correct nozzle pressure

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3rd and 4th engines

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Operate similar amber to the first 2, protect first line, protect search and evac,

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greater alarm engine companies

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Report to icp lobby or if staffed the lobby control unit. Units without specific orders shall bring additional scba to lobby area. If not needed will be added to fsa