https://forums.firehouse.com/forum/firefighting/firefighters-forum/54732-what-is-a-high-rise
1. in the usa the vast majority of FD ladder trucks are 100 feet - and they have been for maybe 100 years now 2. with a 100 foot aerial - the FD can reach the roof of many 75 foot buildings - 1 FF can go to the roof and immediately open scuttles and bulkhead doors to release fire gases from the top floors - also the aerial can be used to apply water to a burning room - also the aerial can be used to rescue trapped people - and the aerial can be used to do reconnaisaince on the bld from the exterior - and the aerial can be used as a temporary radio repeater sites\ (but no one does that - they just bitch about the "friggin radios") 3. afaik this operational scenario is the basis for all of the codes that state 75 feet is a highrise - makes sense to me - additional fire protection requirements are usually found for any bld over 75 feet tall in the USA afaik 4. when all FFs are equipped with jetpaks - the definition of a highrise in the codes will probably change or go away -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
