3 Questions
What is the minimum height for a building to be considered a high-rise?
75 feet
What system is used for high-rise incident management?
Incident Command System (ICS
What should initial arriving units assume about a fire in a high-rise building?
It is a concealed fire
Study Notes
- The policy is for high-rise incident management.
- A high-rise is any building over 75 feet tall.
- The Incident Command System (ICS) is utilized for high-rise incident management.
- All incident-related activities should follow established ICS procedures.
- Initial arriving units should assume a concealed fire unless size-up indicates otherwise.
- Efforts should be made to provide for the safety and evacuation of building occupants.
- Water supply should be established for initial attack.
- Attack on fire floor should use at least two companies.
- Efforts should be made to provide for the safety of any person in immediate danger.
- Control and support systems should be established if necessary for sustained fire attack.
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