What is a high rise?

What “high rise/multi story” concerns do we have in our city?

How Many

Types Of Multi Story Buildings With

Standpipes and/or Sprinklers Buildings

In Our City ?

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Sprinklered ?

Standpiped ?

Neither ? Both ?

Standpiped, no sprinklers

Sprinklered

This building used to have no standpipes,

it does now.No sprinklers

Multistory tactics, without the assistance of a

standpipe, at what would initially thought to be a

simple residential building.

High Rise Fire Priorities

1. Establish a command post

2. Locate the fire

3. Report the fire’s location & magnitude

4. Attack the fire

5. Supplement fire protection systems

6. Establish control of building systems

7. Establish operations and staging area

Siameseconnection

Flow switch Sprinkler

control valve

Air Chamber

Dry system

Wet system

compressor Main drain

Missing CapsDefective Threads

DebrisTight Caps

Broken Clappers

Clears StandpipeMakes Hose ConnectionMonitors Hose PressureChecks Condition of Fire

Floor, Stairwell

Notes On Hose Pressures

3 lengths of 2 ½” hose 70 PSI with water flowing4 lengths of 2 ½” hose

80 PSI with water flowing

Gain Entry To Unit On Fire Assist Entry Team With

Advancing Hose Line Monitor Hallway Conditions

Suggested Tools To BringSet Of IronsRabbit Tool

Thermal Imager

Can stretch hose wet or dry, depending on conditions

Remember basic fire attack guidelines

1. Life factor2. Fire condition location and extent3. Type Of occupancy4. Type of structure5. street conditions6. location of pumper and hydrants7. Condition and stability of bldg8. ground stability