Who Are We?
Elevator Rescue
Training Class for
Fire Departments
Agenda
Fire Service
o Key Box
o Phase I and Phase 2
Smoke Sensor Recall
o Flashing Fire Hat Signal
Shunt Trip Operation
Rescue from a Hydro Elevator
Rescue from a Traction Elevator
o Escape Hatch Method
o Leapfrog Method
Restrictors
Machine Room Less Elevators
Field Training Demonstration
o Rescue
o Phase 1 and Phase 2
Thompson Elevator Inspection Service, Inc.
1302 East Thayer Street
Mt Prospect, Illinois 60056
Phone: 847-296-8211 / Fax: 847-296-5424
Email: info@thompsonelevator.com
www.thompsonelevator.com
Established in 1975
Serving approximately 120+ municipalities in Illinois
Providing services for vertical transportation including but not limited to:
o Elevator Code Inspections
o Safety, code compliance, and plan approvals for new installations and
modernization projects
o Category Test Witnessing for conveyances including, but not limited
to, elevators, escalators, wheelchair lifts, freights, dumbwaiters,
material lifts, and dock lifts
Fire Key Box at Designated Level
Access Key Box at designated level
Key Box houses door access keys and fire service recall keys
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Fire Service Phase 1 Switch & Instruction Signage
Fire Service Phase 1 Switch & Instruction Signage
Key in OFF normal operation
Key in ON position; recalls elevator to designated level
Key is removable in this position.
Key in BY PASS position; overrides smoke detector
operation and restores normal operation.
Key is NOl removable in this position
Fire Service Phase 1 Switch & Instruction Signage
Fire Service Phase 1 Switch & Instruction Signage
Fire Service Phase H Operation in Car Panel
FEOKI Key
New dedicated fire service key
universal to all elevators
regardless of manufacturer
Required by code since
A17.2007
Barrel key configuration
Fits Phase I switch in hallway
and Phase II fire cabinet in car
as well as Phase II switch in
cabinet
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If one elevator in building is
upgraded and provided with
barrel key, all other elevators
in that building will have to be
retrofitted with FEOKI key.
Fire Service Phase II Operation in Car Panel
To operate car
Insert fire key and
turn to "ON"
Press desired button
To cancel
floor selection
Press "CALL
CANCEL" button
To close poweroperated door
Press and hold
"DOOR CLOSE" button
To open poweroperated door
Press and hold
"DOOR OPEN" button
To hold car at floor
Turn key to "HOLD"
To automatically
send car to recall floor
With doors open, turn
key to "OFF"
Fire Service Phase II Operation in Car Fire Access Panel
Came into code in 2004
Operation same as exposed features
Addition of door open and close buttons
Addition of fireman's stop switch works at all times,
not overridden b fire service o .eration
Shunt Trip Operation
Flashing Fire Hat S'gnal
Located in Car Stations
Interrupts power supply before water flow
Activated by Shaft and Mechanical Room Smokes
Gives notification of potential Shunt Trip operation
Heat Detector location not to exceed 24" from sprinkler head
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Rescue of Trapped Passengers Hydraulic Elevator
Rescue of Trapped Passengers Hydraulic Elevator
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Establish contact with trapped passengers
Locate and gain access to elevator machine room
Locate and shut off Main Line Power
Rescue of Trapped Passengers Hydraulic Elevator
Rescue of Trapped Passengers Hydraulic Elevator
Open hatch doors and gate with car at lowest level sitting on butlers
Leave car shutdown at lowest level
Have building notify elevator company
Rescue of Trapped Passengers Traction Elevator
Establish contact with trapped passengers
Locate and gain access to elevator machine room
Locate and shut off Main Line Power
Remove passenger from disabled elevator with keyhole access,
if within 3 ft of landing up or down
Use of Car Top Escape Hatch for Rescue
Unlock and open car top escape hatch
Remove drop ceiling section, if equipped as so
Remove passenger with secured ladder from elevator cab and
from car top area
Multiple Cars in Hoistway
Leapfrog Removal Method
When Keyholes are NOT present at each floor.....
Use running elevator
to travel to floor closest to disabled elevator
With 1011 long section of conduit pipe, reach between hatch doors to release
door lock of disabled elevator.
Restricted Opening of Hoistway on Car Doors
"Car Gate Restrictor" A17.1 Sec 2.12.5 2007
Required in code since 1984
Restricts opening of car gate (inner door) and hoistway (outer
doors) when car is out of unlocking zone
Maximum allowed opening is 4 Once outer doors are opened by rescue responders car gate is to be
able to opened without tools
Restrictors can be of electric mechanical design or mechanical only
Restrictor will need to be disarmed to open some gates to rescue
Restricted Opening of Hoistway on Car Doors
Restricted Opening of Hoistway on Car Doors
Restricted Opening of Hoistway on Car Doors
Restricted Opening of Hoistway on Car Doors
Restricted Opening of Hoistway on Car Doors
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Allowed by code since 2004
Allows for hoist machine to be in hoistway
Allows for controller to be in control room in building, could be on
lower floor away from shaft
Some MRL type machines are still installed in conventional
machine room applications
For fire fighting purposes machine in hoistway is somewhat
inaccessible
MRL machines have brake override feature to lower or raise car,
depending on its location in shaft located in control room on
controller
Recommend requesting training from elevator company to operate
emergency brake release
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Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
The revolutionary
machine roomless elevator
Kone MonoSpace Machine
concept
Room Less Platform
Otis Gen2 Machine Room Less Elevator System
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
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Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
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Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
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Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
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Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
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Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
Machine Room Less Elevators "MRL"
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