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## Firefighting in High-Rise Buildings - The use of elevators is **absolutely necessary** to allow firefighters to reach a fire in a high-rise building. - **Reflex time** is defined as the time elapsed from the receipt of the alarm until water is flowing on the fire. - **Response time** is the...

## Firefighting in High-Rise Buildings - The use of elevators is **absolutely necessary** to allow firefighters to reach a fire in a high-rise building. - **Reflex time** is defined as the time elapsed from the receipt of the alarm until water is flowing on the fire. - **Response time** is the time it takes to get to the fire. - It takes **2-3 minutes** to respond to a fire in a single-story home or store. - In a high-rise, the response time may be the same, but the following also needs to be considered: - Removing hoses, masks, and tools from the apparatus. - Walking the equipment into the lobby. - Recalling elevators and searching them. - Verifying the fire floor. - Ascending to the floor below the fire. - Connecting the hoses to the standpipe. - Flaking it out. - Getting water started at the proper pressure.