This elearning package has been produced in response to the tragic incident at Grenfell Tower in which at least 71 people lost their lives. This has been produced working with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service who have developed a robust and flexible system for dealing with high rise incidents. This course will cover the areas of concern and how to mitigate the risk to firefighters and occupants alike. This presentation has been produced to educate all those in the industry around the world.
Module 1
This module will look at the following areas:
- What is a high rise building?
- Significant hazards and risks
- Extended lines of communication
- Information gathering
- Buildings under construction and refurbishment
- Cable entanglement
- Fire and smoke spread
- Stack effect. Coanda effect and wind driven fires
- Fires on multiple floors
Module 2
This module will look at the following areas:
- Hazards associated with high rise incidents
Module 3
This module will look at the following areas:
- The high rise procedure
Module 4
This module will look at the following areas:
- Contents of high rise bag
Module 5
This module will look at the following areas:
- The wall plate
Module 6
This module will look at the following areas:
- What constitutes a firefighting lift
- The components of a firefighting lift
- Incident commanders and lift firefighter considerations at a high rise incident
Additional module 1
This module will look at the following areas:
- Case study – Coolmoyne House Northern Ireland
We hope you enjoyed the presentations. These will be updated as required and additional modules added where appropriate. This resource is available to all in the industry to update their knowledge on the response to high rise incidents to ensure that the correct actions are adopted and the risk to life is reduced. This has been produced in association with our initiative “Educate the world” Click for further information