High-Rise Fire Group

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So many cities have High-Rise structures and the tactics used by various departments varies as much as the cities themselves. The group is designed to allow Metro-City and Big-City firefighters discuss this challenging aspect of our jobs.
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  • Ventilation

    When do you ventilate?  After fire to remove smoke and heat or before access to prevent smoke and heat from entering stairwell and hallway?  Discuss.

    By Scott Collier

    Nov 15, 2011

    4

  • High rise fire

    I need a good plan for fighting fires in tall buildings, because in my station we have a good plan

    By Rafael Molina Astua

    Apr 30, 2011

    1

  • High Rise SOP's

    My Dept is cleaning house. All SOP's are out and we are starting from scratch. Long over due I might add. We are a Vol combat fire dept with 9 Engines, 3 Trucks, 3 support units (HazMat, Air and Light). Run about 2500 fire calls a year. Our EMS is paid and those runs do not count as fire runs, The…

    By Don Huneke

    Apr 27, 2009

    9

  • Video Proof of the differences of 1 3/4", 2 1/2" , fog nozzle vs. Smoothbore. This should settle any arguement!

    Brother Brian Arnold sent these to me today. Fantastic footage.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kuJ3BInbMI&feature=channel_page…

    By Mike Walker

    Jun 10, 2009

    18

  • Twin donut roll and self locking twin donut roll

    Hey guys hope all is well. I just got a rookie school in december of 2009 I was looking at some of our JPR's and one is clean and inspect hose. After you clean and inspect the hose we put it back into service and it has two options other thatn the straight and donut. It has a twin donut and a self…

    By Ben Winford

    Jun 21, 2010

    1

  • World Trade Center 7 Collapse - First Highrise Collapse due to Fire

    I think this is interesting to learn from:Federal investigators said Thursday they have solved a mystery of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: the collapse of World Trade Center building 7, a source of long-running conspiracy theories.The 47-story trapezoid-shaped building sat north of the World Trade…

    By Todd Haines

    Aug 22, 2008

    3

  • NIST Wind Driven Fire Part Duex

    The second part of the NIST Wind Driven Fire Conditions reports has been released. This part details the experiments and results from the Governor's Island tests. The lengthy report is a must read for those who desire to better understand not just high rise firefighting, but positive pressure…

    By Mike Walker

    May 13, 2009

    1

  • "You take those babies out..." Is this Guy Serious?

    In the October 2008 FireEngineering Magazine entitled "High-rise firefighting Perils:Veteran's Perspectives" by Jeff Crow. This is an amazing article, I hope you all read it but there is one area of the article that I have some questions about. On page 104 under the "Ventilation" portion of the…

    By Mike Walker

    Oct 24, 2008

    7

  • scissor stairways

    Hello,In the netherlands we have allmost allways scissor stairways in high rise buildings.If a operation is started from the stairways with an 2"hose and the door is open how are you shore that none of the evacuees is becoming in the same stairways, and use the orther stairways?In the netherlands…

    By Martijn Boeijink

    Jan 2, 2009

    4

  • High rise Building systems class @ FDIC 2009

    I wanted to invite all FDIC attendees to a class I will be teaching in Indy this year, it is entitled: Residential High-Rises: Critical Functions of Initial Arriving Units. The class will cover the functions and workings of building systems (Fire alarm panel, Fire pumps, Standpipes & PRV's,…

    By Michael Posner

    Apr 5, 2009

    4