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Special considerations for tactics |
Successful high-rise operations are offensive in nature and require an aggressive, well staffed, well coordinated fire attack Occupants shall benefit most from immediate aggressive fire attack in conjunction with rescue and evacuation effort It may be necessary to work as a task force |
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Special considerations elevators |
Elevators in fire conditions are unreliable and should be used with caution Only consider when going above the seventh floor Should only be operated in fire service mode Check hoistway for smoke or water, if present do not use Company officer has ultimate responsibility to authorize to use elevators Stop every five floors to check out hoist way, floor conditions and lay out |
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First arriving unit may request additional units based on |
Visible or reported conditions, knowledge of the structure, water supply in the area, other unusual circumstances |
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Side alpha is usually what |
The main lobby and primary access to the building |
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First arriving unit responsibilities |
Establish incident command, give an arrival report, aerial is to be utilized in the most efficient manner, position aerial properly Lack of additional 911 calls, nothing showing upon arrival, investigate the incident. Entire company should proceed to the stairwell or elevator to investigate. Slow all other responding units to code 1 and direct to level 1 staging |
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Incident command responsibilities |
Manage the incident, provide emergency services, staff the command staff, staff the general staff, ensure benchmarks are performed, assign an incident safety officer, all personnel wearing PPE, ensure personal accountability, ensure two in two out rule, consider assigning communication unit to monitor and relay information between fire ground and tactical radio channels |
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All arriving units shall have the following equipment |
Forcible entry tools, hand lights, and portable radios |
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First and second arriving units perform what function |
Fire attack |
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First and second arriving unit equipment |
Consider taking or leaving the following equipment in the lobby if the elevator is not available High-rise hose packs, thermal imaging camera, fire service key and hoistway door keys for elevators |
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First and second arriving units should operate in what mode until incident command is transferred to lobby control or the first arriving chief officer |
Offensive mode |
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Who assumes elevator control fire fighter (ECF) |
The first arriving driver operator Has access and control of the elevator and maintaining accountability of firefighters operating in the building |
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First and second arriving unit responsibilities |
Offensive mode, driver to elevator control fire fighter, bring UIP‘s and command board, leave UIP and command board with elevator control fire fighter, determine fire floor by checking annunciator panel and asking occupants, establish base if additional resources are needed, obtain building keys and building phone handsets, obtain lobby phone number, ascend to upper floors via stairwell or elevator, crew shall exit the elevator/stairwell two floors below the fire floor, announce evacuation stairwell, standpipe hook up should be made on the floor below the fire floor, initiate fire attack. |
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The elevator control fire fighter shall have what equipment |
Full PPE, portable radio, and hand light. |
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The elevator control fire fighter shall deliver what to two floors below the fire floor. |
Spare SCBA cylinders, ropes, pike poles, ceiling hooks. If elevators are not being used the equipment shall be stockpiled in the lobby |
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The elevator control fire fighter shall deliver all companies where |
Two floors below the fire. The companies shall ascend using the attack stairwell |
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The company officer and firefighters shall exit the elevator/stairwell two floors below the reported fire and do what three things |
Determine conditions for future staging, check floor layout, determine standpipe outlet closest to fire. That stairwell will be used as the attack stairwell. Communicate attack stairwell to the communication center |
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Third and fourth arriving units do what |
Water supply, back up, RIC, position apparatus to supply FDC |
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Third and fourth arriving unit equipment |
High-rise hose packs, thermal imaging camera, fire service key and hoistway door keys for elevators, spare SCBA cylinders SCBA cylinders may be left in staging or lobby |
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Third and fourth arriving unit responsibilities |
Officer, driver, and fire fighter shall establish a secure water supply to the FDC. Leave driver operator at apparatus Bring the UIPs and command board, and leave with the elevator control fire fighter. Communicate with fire attack if help is needed to get first line in operation, or stretch a back up line If not immediately needed to assist with fire attack the crew shall wait in the stairwell of the fire floor and act as RIC |
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Fifth and sixth arriving units perform what function |
Lobby control |
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Fifth and six arriving unit equipment |
Life safety and search ropes, pike poles and ceiling hooks, spare SCBA cylinders (leave in staging or lobby), UIP‘s, and accountability boards |
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Fifth and sixth arriving unit responsibilities |
Proceed to lobby area, if chief has not arrived company officer assumes incident command and starts lobby control operations Assign a site access control leader and gather UIP’s from previous companies Track incoming companies by unit identification, number of members, where they are going, stairwell or elevator number being used, time they went up, and who they are reporting to |
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Fifth and sixth arriving unit, other lobby control functions |
Return elevators to ground floor and verify occupants are removed Control stairwell access Check and gain control of HVAC systems Check and gain control of fire pumps/control room Contact building engineer or fire protection service contractor Move equipment to two floors below fire for future staging |
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Seventh and eighth arriving units perform what function |
Floor above |
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Seventh and eighth arriving unit equipment |
High-rise hose packs, thermal imaging camera, fire service key and hoistway door keys, spare SCBA cylinders, UIP’s |
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Seventh and eighth arriving unit responsibilities |
Check floor above fire floor for extension, smoke conditions, and perform search and evacuation as needed |
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When ascending the attack stairwell if the fire floor stairwell door is not safe to pass due to fire conditions, you should use what |
Use the evacuation stairwell to proceed to the floor above |
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Ninth and 10th arriving unit perform what function |
Stairwell search group |
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Ninth and 10th arriving unit equipment |
High-rise hose packs, thermal imaging camera, fire service key and hoistway door keys, one spare SCB a cylinder for each member to remain with them while above the fire floor, UIP’s |
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Ninth and 10th arriving unit responsibilities |
In lobby determine which stairwells access the roof. The EFC Shall deliver company to two floors below the fire. Ascend the evacuation stairwell and begin primary search for victims at the top of all stairwells If stairwells are used for ascent, ascend in the attached stairwell until two floors below the fire then move to the evacuation stairwell Beware of the danger of ascending the attack stairwell above the fire floor Ventilate stairwells via the roof hatch and/or bulkhead doors with incident commander approval. Verification shall be made that fire attack has a charged line in position prior to ventilation being started Search stairwells descending from the top floor, each floor shall be searched if smoke is present Provide progress reports Other companies may need to be assigned to start searches from two floors above the fire, ascending to the top floor |
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First chief officer consideration when arriving at scene |
Consider possible falling debris and having a good all around view of the scene when positioning |
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First chief officer equipment |
IC vest The green light on the command vehicle Command board Radio communications Public address system Bullhorn |
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First chief officer will assume incident command via |
The transfer of incident command process, a face-to-face transfer of incident command is preferred |
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First chief officer will establish an effective blank |
Exterior command post |
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First chief officer will obtain progress of blank and call for blank if necessary |
Fire conditions, additional resources |
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First chief officer will assign specific assignments in priority order for additional chief officers what are the assignments |
Operations section chief (two floors below fire) Fire floor division Lobby control unit leader Floor above division Incident safety officer |
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First chief officer will identify blank and assign additional personnel accordingly |
Identify incident objectives Consideration must be given for the need for additional dedicated rescue units for assignment of Medical for victims. |
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First arriving chief officer will assign rehab to where |
Assigned to staging |
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Additional chief officers arriving may fill the remaining blank positions |
Command positions: PIO Liaison
General staff positions: Operations Planning Logistics Finance
Support positions: Staging area manager Medical Rehab Systems control unit leader Ground support unit leader Command aids |
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Additional alarm assignments Specific operational assignments in priority order |
Second arriving chief deployed as Operations section chief Staging area manager Company officer from first arriving rescue on second alarm will establish Base and is base area manager Rehabilitation, usually one floor below staging. |
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Additional alarm assignments Operations Second arriving chief officer shall |
Be deployed as the operations section chief. Shall supervise divisions on each involved or threatened floor as well as groups assigned to specific functions. Operations section chief shall be located at staging, two floors below the fire |
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Operations section chief shall be located at |
Staging, two floors below the fire |
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Additional alarm assignments Staging Staging area manager should |
Ensure personal accountability is in place and being followed Be located two floors below the fire Maintain a complete and accurate record of resources, equipment Check equipment from mutual aid companies to ensure there are no incompatibility issues |
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Additional alarm assignments Base The company officer from the first arriving rescue on the second alarm shall establish what |
Base and announce the location Base area manager shall ensure personal accountability and document units entering or exiting base Incident commander will establish the level of resources required in Base. Once resource levels are established the base area manager shall maintain that level until notified by the incident commander or logistics |
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Additional alarm assignments Rehabilitation is usually located |
One floor below staging |
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Additional alarm assignments Rehabilitation is under the supervision of |
Medical |
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Additional alarm assignments Rehabilitation Medical is under the supervision of |
Logistics |
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Additional alarm assignments Rehabilitation The company assigned to rehab needs to bring blank |
Medical equipment, oxygen, and fluid replacement |
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Additional alarm assignments Rehabilitation Companies should enter and leave rehab as |
A company Once released from rehab they should report directly to staging for reassignment as needed |
