High-Rise Operations Overview PDF

SECTION TOPICS High-Rise Run Card Assignments RIT Group Fire Attack Group Medical Group Lobby Control/Systems Group Incident Command USE Group (Upper Search and Evacuation) SECTION OBJECTIVES Understand the difference between a , response Discuss the equipment needs of USE Group personnel S...

SECTION TOPICS High-Rise Run Card Assignments RIT Group Fire Attack Group Medical Group Lobby Control/Systems Group Incident Command USE Group (Upper Search and Evacuation) SECTION OBJECTIVES Understand the difference between a , response Discuss the equipment needs of USE Group personnel State which companies are dispatched on a report of a fire in a high-rise structure Discuss the equipment needs for RIT companies Identify the staffing used to compose the Fire Attack Group during day and night Understand command structure and locations State the equipment needed by the Fire Attack Group State the location of the CCP Explain the responsibilities of initial Lobby Control/System Group personnel Understand the requirements for working fire assignment companies upon arrival at a high-rise incident Second Edition 01/11/22 49 OVERVIEW Previous sections of this manual provided information about high-rise construction, building characteristics, and pressures available within standpipes depending on when they were constructed. This section will discuss the firefighters and equipment assigned to various high-rise emergencies. FIRE ALARM CLASSIFICATIONS Fire Alarm Occupancies included in this category are single and double family residences, small apartment buildings, strip malls, small mercantile, and other occupancies not classified as high life hazard. Consists of a single company response The closest fire apparatus will be dispatched either an engine, ladder, or rescue Fire Alarm High life hazard occupancies including multi-family apartments, hospitals, hotels, nursing homes, big box stores, warehouses, large industrial/manufacturing facilities, industrial complexes, schools, and churches. 1 Engine, 1 Ladder, 1 Battalion Chief Fire Alarm igh-Rise Commercial and residential occupancies greater than six stories above ground. 2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Battalion Chief In 2016, the high-rise committee was tasked with updating the SOPs for the division. During this process, the initial response assignment and the working fire assignment were beefed up to better address the staffing needs of a high-rise operation. Several groups from the ICS system were identified as needing to be staffed during the initial phase of the fire. Those groups are the Fire Attack Group, the Use Group, Lobby Control/Systems Group, the RIT Group, the Medical Group, and the Incident Command staff. Second Edition 01/11/22 50 FIRE RESPONSE Report of a Fire in a High Rise 4 Engines High Rise Working Fire Assignment (Added to the initial Report of a Fire companies) 2 Ladders 2 Engines ES-2 1 Rescue and RS-10 2 Ladders ISU-19 1 EMSO Command-1 1 Medic SO-2 2 Battalion Chiefs 1 Medic 1 EMSO As companies arrive to a high-rise incident, the groups below will start taking shape. All crews should make their way The Groups will be formed based on arrival sequence. If the Incident Commander arrives first, the I/C can designate group formation. Each group has a specific function and specific tool complement that should be brought into the building. The initial companies dispatched to a report of a fire in a high-rise will form the following groups: GROUPS MAKEUP Fire Attack Group First two engines and first ladder Lobby Control/Systems Group Third engine USE Group Second ladder and first rescue RIT Group Fourth engine Medical Group First EMSO and first medic Command First two arriving chiefs Second Edition 01/11/22 51 RESPONSIBILITIES Seven firefighters to the fire area during daylight hours, an additional two firefighters available after 2000 hours I/C will designate an Engine officer as in-charge of the Fire Attack Group Ladder recons the fire area and designates the Attack and Evacuation stairwells Ladder advises the engines on the location of the fire and the best point of access Ladder searches the fire area while operating as members of the hose team Ladder performs any forcible entry needed Engine companies stretch the attack line and fight fire EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT FOR ENGINE COMPANIES High rise hose pack moothbore nozzle with 1 1/16 tip (No stream straighteners) Forcible entry tools, ope, TIC, radios for all members Small Status Boards (One for the lobby, one for the forward accountability point) o The second engine shall bring their small status board and place it near the standpipe hookup on the floor below the fire for forward accountability Two passports one for the lobby, one for the forward accountability point Standpipe kit EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT FOR LADDER COMPANIES Pike poles, water can, and forcible entry tools, including the hydraulic FE tool Ropes, TIC, radios for all members. Consider bringing the P-400 gas monitor Two passports one for the lobby, one for the forward accountability point Second Edition 01/11/22 52 RESPONSIBILITIES The first company to arrive at the lobby shall place their small status board in the lobby Establish accountability, collect passports, log crews and their destinations Locate elevators and elevator keys Recall elevators to the lobby Assign a firefighter in full PPE to operate elevators and shuttle crews to the resource floor Send a firefighter to the pump room to check if the pump is running and determine what the discharge pressure is. Report findings to the Lobby Control Group supervisor. This information should be passed on to the I/C and the FDC engine Locate stairwell access and direct crews when needed Locate the building engineer and maintain contact for technical expertise Locate and distribute in house communications equipment Locate and distribute any master keys as needed Maintain and control all building systems when required As the incident grows, Systems will be assigned to another company and will form its own Systems Group EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT FOR LOBBY ENGINE Shall bring their small status board to the lobby along with ICS 214 forms and pens/pencils. They should also obtain a large accountability board Recommended Equipment o High rise hose pack o moothbore nozzle with 1 1/16 tip (No stream straighteners) o Forcible entry tools, rope, TIC, multi-gas monitor, radios for all firefighters o Small status board, two passports o Standpipe kit Member checking the discharge pressure on a high zone pump Second Edition 01/11/22 53 RESPONSIBILITIES rimary function is Search and Rescue. The search order priority per SOP 02-0304.04 is as follows: 1. Attack Stairwell 2. Evacuation Stairwell 3. Floor Above the Fire 4. Top Floor 5. Elevators 6. Other Areas Although SOP 02-03-04.04 states a specific order in which the USE Group will perform their search, a real high-rise incident will be a little more fluid. For instance, the Fire Attack Group should be checking the Attack Stairwell as they recon for entry onto the fire floor. Doing so frees up the USE Group to check the Evacuation Stairwell as they move to the floor above the fire. Once the floor above the fire is cleared, the USE Group will check the top floor, elevators, and other remaining areas Use ropes, TIC, and wide-area search techniques Advise command on conditions Perform ventilation, forcible entry, and overhaul when needed Remove victims to the CCP (Casualty Collection Point) at least two floors below the fire floor Use the Evacuation stairwell that the fire attack group designated for ascension and victim removal EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT FOR LADDER AND RESCUE Forcible entry tools, including hydraulic FE tools search rope, TIC, radios for all crew members SOPs recommend using gas monitors for areas remote from the fire where hazardous gases may not be immediately obvious, such as stairwells and resource floors Water can Two passports (one for the lobby, one for forward accountability point) and small status boards Second Edition 01/11/22 54 RESPONSIBILITIES Stage on the floor below the fire Bring all RIT equipment to that area May be used as a replacement fire attack crew if needed Bring all firefighting equipment as well Perform all RIT functions until assigned differently RIT Group will expand as the incident expands EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT FOR RIT ENGINE High rise hose pack moothbore nozzle with 1 1/16 tip (No stream straighteners) Forcible entry tools, rope, TIC, radios for all firefighters Two passports one for the lobby, one for the forward accountability point Standpipe kit Pak Tracker RIT pack and any special equipment needed for the incident Second Edition 01/11/22 55 RESPONSIBILITIES EMS supervisor is in charge of the medical group Victim care is the primary function for this group Set up CCP (Casualty Collection Point) at least two floors below the fire floor Medic can operate in the lobby or the CCP, two floors below the fire When operating above the lobby, full PPE is required When no victims are present, the medic unit can be detailed to the Lobby Control Group EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENT FOR MEDICAL GROUP Full PPE and SCBA All EMS equipment including the cot and monitor victim accountability equipment Two passports one for the lobby, one for the forward accountability point Second Edition 01/11/22 56 FIRST CHIEF (INCIDENT COMMANDER) Fixed command on the exterior of the building (more desirable) or in the lobby Overall Commander of the scene Lays out the incident action plan Assigns talk groups as the incident expands; IC has at least two radios Has a large accountability board and a whiteboard for incident lay-out diagrams SECOND CHIEF (FORWARD AREA) Full PPE and SCBA, large status board, at least two radios (Monitor B#IC and B#FG) Reports to command post ready to go operate in a forward command area located on the floor below the fire Supervises the fire and rescue operations in person, and serves as the eyes and ears of the IC THE WORKING FIRE ASSIGNMENT Working fire crews can be used to backfill the original assignment Crews can be used to form new groups (Resource, Stairwell Support, etc.) Crews can be used to add more staffing to the original groups or divisions I/C assigns crews based on the needs of the incident o Fire problem...IC assigns more crews to the Fire Attack Group. Rescue problem...IC assigns more crews to the USE Group Equipment complements for working fire crews is the same as companies on the original assignment, plus any additional equipment requested by interior crews MULTIPLE ALARM COMPANIES Assignments given by the Incident Commander Stage in designated area; follow staging SOPs Passports for when operating in a hazard zone Second Edition 01/11/22 57