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At least 6 floors with greater than 75 feet from nearest fire department access
What makes a building a high rise
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When smoke hits the ceiling and then moves downward towards the floor.
What is mushrooming
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What is 5 Engines, 2 Trucks, 1 Rescue, 2 transport units, 2 BC's, 1 Safety officer
What is the initial dispatch for a high rise fire
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What is plenum space
What should be checked for fire constantly during active offensive attack?
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What is 2
How many floors do you stop below the fire floor in the elevator?
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What is 150
How many LBS does concrete weigh per cubic foot
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What is a substantial amount of fire department resources and man power
Evacuation of high rises requires lots of what?
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What is the opposite side of the first engine
Where does the 3rd engine park on a high rise fire?
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What is Welling the hose
A strategy that can be used to aid in hose deployment in a stairwell. To save space and hose length
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What is an X
What symbol shall be put on a door to indicate a room has been searched?
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What is electric room, telephone room, other service room
A door swinging outward within a high rise indicates the room is what?
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What is a fire being controlled by the sprinkler system.
If you arrive on scene see what is called "cold smoke" what does that indicate
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What is 5th in Engine
Which crew will assume lobby control for majority of the incident
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What is a full high rise fire
Vehicle fires in a parking garage of a high rise should be treated as what?
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What is 15-20 minutes
What is the average length of time to expect a cylinder to last while operating in the IDLH of a high rise fire?
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What is 1976
what year did fire code change to create the modern high rise we know today?
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What is 10-20 MPH
winds as low as _____ can create wind driven fire conditions
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What is above the fire floor. Unless someone is in need of immediate rescues.
Towers are not allowed to operate where on the structure? What is the exception to that rule?
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What is 20 GPM's
Fire load in commercial high rise structures requires how many GPM per square feet on average
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What is placing a PPV fan in the attack stairwell and opening the roof scuttle
What is the preferred method of horizontal ventilation?
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What is a façade on the exterior of the building that provides shielding from wear and tear. Adds lots of void space
What is a curtain wall?
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What is 90 seconds
The fire load in these buildings can double the heat release rate within how many seconds?
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What is the 6th due engine driver
Who becomes the Base officer for the second alarm units if needed.
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What is 16,000-18,000
How many BTU's per pound does a fire load of an office building typically release?
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What is 20%
Low mass concrete can consist of up to what percent of air?
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