Elevator Emergency Operations and Firefighter Service Flashcards
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ASME A17.1, the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, requires fire service recall for:
Answer: All passenger elevators installed in buildings with three or more stories
ASME A17.1 requires Phase I and Phase II fire service recall for all passenger elevators in buildings with three or more stories, establishing a nationwide baseline for elevator fire safety.
If smoke is detected in an elevator machine room, the expected outcome is:
Answer: Phase I recall is triggered for the elevators served by that machine room
A smoke detector in the machine room triggers Phase I recall for the elevators controlled by that room, as fire in the machine room directly threatens those elevators' safe operation.
What is an 'alternate recall floor' in elevator emergency operations?
Answer: A pre-designated floor where elevators divert when smoke is detected at the primary recall floor
The alternate recall floor is a pre-programmed secondary destination built into the elevator system for use when the primary recall floor is unsafe due to smoke or fire conditions.
When fire department personnel arrive at a high-rise fire, the FLSD should:
Answer: Report to the fire command station and provide the incident commander with building and elevator status
The FLSD must report to the fire command station and immediately brief arriving fire department personnel on building layout, elevator status, and evacuation progress to support the incident command.
Which elevator status information should an FLSD be ready to provide arriving firefighters?
Answer: Which elevators have recalled, are available for Phase II use, or are malfunctioning
Firefighters need immediate operational status of all elevators — which responded to recall, which are available for their use, and which have known malfunctions — to plan their attack and search operations.
The fire command station (FCS) in a high-rise building enables the FLSD to:
Answer: Monitor elevator positions and system status indicators for all building elevators
The FCS provides elevator status monitoring capabilities, including position indicators showing where each elevator is located, enabling the FLSD to report accurate information to responding firefighters.
Under NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code, elevators are classified as:
Answer: Not a means of egress for building occupants during fire emergencies
NFPA 101 explicitly classifies elevators as not a means of egress; stairwells are the designated emergency egress paths, and elevators are reserved for fire department use during fires.