Garden Apartments Town Homes Apartment Buildings 2
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Garden Apartments Typically: Two to three story buildings
Single story units Exterior access 3
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are both a multi-story building and multi story unit Typically
the sleeping areas are a floor above the kitchen and living area
Access is generally on the ground floor Interior stairs access
upper floors of each unit Garages are on the ground floor or
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Interior hallways Single floor units, multi-floor building.
Common entrance or lobby Typically stairwells and standpipes Older
buildings can have dry non-looped systems 14
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Interior hallways are dangerous. Anticipate high heat and low
visibility. Controlled ventilation is critical to support fire
attack. 15
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Multi-Family Tactics Residential Tactics Appropriate for Garden
Apartments and Town Homes 1 st Engine Attack, Supply 2 nd Engine
Assist attack/backup line, assure supply 3 rd Engine Exposure 4 th
Engine RIT 1 st Ladder Roof Ventilation? 2 nd Ladder Interior Ops
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19 Mid-rise evolution
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1 st BATTALION - Establish or assume Command and announce
location of Command Post Confirm and announce the primary
firefighting stairway. - Confirm and announce primary evacuation
stairway. - Assign companies to Lobby Control, areas of refuge and
Staging. 1 st ENGINE COMPANY - Radio initial Size up report to
include number of floors and building occupancy type. - Assume Fire
Attack duties and report to best known location of problem. -
Communicate to IC or Dispatch how you are accessing area. EXAMPLE:
E18 at scene side A advancing to third floor via North stairwell to
investigate. - Advise IC conditions of lower floors while ascending
to fire floor. (When a ladder company is immediately available, the
ladder company should assume investigation duties and engine
company personnel should prepare for fire attack in the stairwell
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2 ND ENGINE COMPANY - Assist attack line/crew - Position
apparatus on FDC. D/O makes FDC connections and establishes water
supply. - Officer and FF stage bundle(s) for Backup line or duties
as directed by IC 3rd ENGINE COMPANY -Exposure line to floor above
or adjacent units 4th ENGINE COMPANY - RIT 1 st LADDER - Interior
operations 2nd LADDER - Ventilation 21
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RESCUE REMOVAL Do not waste resources on people not in
immediate distress. There may be people you cannot see that are in
greater distress There may be people you cannot see that are in
greater distress ! 22
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23 Its a fact.fire goes up! General Tactical Wisdom: First Two
Engines (attack and back up) to the lowest floor on fire; 1 st and
2 nd arriving by Best Practices. Third engine to the floor above;
also Best Practice.Attics: Watch for spread to the attic via
interior, exterior and chases. Assume all attics are common.
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Use the same terminology: Garden Apartment Townhome Apartment
Building What floor is the fire on? Fire showing from floor 4, side
A. Apartment Buildings 2 critical things: Identify the fire attack
stairwell Understand and communicate the hallway conditions in a
CAN report. E- 4 in 3 rd floor hallway, heavy smoke conditions,
floors 1 and 2 are clear, we need one engine company to help with
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Upper floor fires Roof cuts above apartment and hallway
Pressurize the stairwells Cold smoke will not vent upward Lower
floor fires Hydraulic ventilation aided by pressurized stairwells
PPV These assignments are influenced by the incident needs. Two or
more ladders may be needed to accomplish each incident goal.
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5 minutes Get map book, Geocode book and complex map books and
meet back here. 26
