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Ch 18. Fighting Fires in Hotels Flashcards

1
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By code, most of these occupancies, _____, must be protected by a complete automatic sprinkler system. In part because of this, fires in these occupancies are rare. (273)

A

Hotels

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Worst case scenario for hotel fires (273)

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sprinkler system has malfunctioned

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[At hotel fires], _____ is your major concern, but _____ may be one of your biggest problems. (273)

A

life safety; panic

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[At hotel fires], if the building is equipped with a _____, use it to inform the guests of the situation. (273)

A

public address system

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[At hotel fires], Try to control needless ____. (273)

A

evacuations

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[At hotel fires] _____ resources may be huge. (273)

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EMS

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[At hotel fires], at minimum, the sectors that you establish must include _____ with __3__ groups. (273)

A

an EMS branch; triage, treatment, and transport

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[At hotel fires], within the transport group, there should also be a _____ and a _____. (273)

A

transport staging area and a transport staging officer.

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In terms of construction, [hotels] can be divided into 2 basic categories: (273)

A

old and new

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[according to the author], any [hotel] built before 1975 is considered old, since that is the ______. (273)

A

grandfather date for built-in fire protection in these occupancies

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The exterior load-bearing walls in old hotels can be of _____, and thus truly fire resistive. (273)

A

concrete and steel

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New low-rise hotels are of _____ construction. (275) {**}

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wooden platform or truss

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High-rise type [hotels] have __3__ exterior load-bearing walls. (275)

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Steel, concrete, or combination

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[according to the author], There has never been a collapse of _____ due to fire in the United States. (275)

A

a modern high-rise hotel

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Fires in low-rise hotels generally spread in a fashion similar to that of _____ and other modern wood-truss buildings. (276)

A

garden apartments

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With _____, these [low-rise hotel] buildings can resist flames for quite a while. (276)

A

decent drywall and taping

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[At low-rise hotel fires], _____ tend to be the weakest links. (276)

A

windows and doors

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[At low-rise hotel fires], fires can spread vertically in _____, especially if the workmanship is shoddy. (276)

A

plumbing voids and pipe chases

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[At low-rise hotels], plumbing chases will generally be in a vertical line up to the top floor, then out through the roof in the form of a _____. You must check this avenue early when confronted with a working room-and-contents fire. (276)

A

soil stack

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Fire spread vertically by lapping out of a window and heating the room above through the window until materials inside reach ignition temperature. This process, also known as _____ can be a significant means of extension in the occupancies, [low-rise hotels]. (276)

A

autoexposure

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A fire in a _____ hotel won’t generally threaten the entire guest population. (276)

A

high-rise

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Guests _____ floors above the fire will likely be safer in their rooms than they would be trying to flee by the way of the fire tower or stairs. (276)

A

3 or more

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[At high-rise hotel fires], it’s imperative that you get 2 firefighters on each floor as soon as possible, both to _____ and _____. (276)

A

control the activities of the guests on the upper floors and to monitor conditions

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The principal avenues for smoke to travel in a hotel are the __4__. (276)

A

1) hallways
2) stairs
3) elevator shafts
4) HVAC systems

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In terms of behavior [at a high-rise hotel fire], you may discover that smoke can skip several floors. _____ on the scene should know the capabilities of the HVAC system and what corrective actions to take in these situations. (276)

A

Building engineers

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For most departments, even the best ones, _____ will prohibit simultaneous tactical evolutions from being conducted. (276)

A

staffing

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Normally, [at high-rise hotel fires], _____ will work off of standpipe systems from stairwells and fire towers. (276)

A

the initial crews

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28
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Unless your department can drill on these evolutions frequently, your _____ will be lengthened simply out of lack of experience. (276)

A

reflex time

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29
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[At high-rise fires], in the best situation ____ members will be needed for ventilation, using horizontal ventilation, or perhaps a stairway and PPV. (276)

A

2

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In most cases, [At high-rise fires], _____ [members] will be required [for ventilation], and such a number doesn’t yet begin to involve the roof. (276)

A

4 or more

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31
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With a couple of basic search crews, a 2-man rescue group, and some backup firefighters, you’ll be using about _____ members at a bare-bones minimum, and you can’t handle a major working [high-rise hotel] fire with that. (276-279)

A

16

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Deputy Chief Jim Murtagh of FDNY calls these [high-rise hotel fires] “_____” because it accurately reflects the minimum staffing required if you are to anticipate an optimal outcome. (279)

A

hundred-man fires

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33
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In a low-rise hotel or motel, your initial attack will likely be similar to _____. (279)

A

the traditional attack used at most structure fires

34
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[At low-rise hotel fires] expect to pull _____ for speed. (279)

A

pre-connects

35
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A _____ may be the fastest way to get to the fire room. (279)

A

ground ladder to the balcony of an unaffected room several doors down

36
Q

[At low-rise hotel fires], think strength, always take in _____. (279)

A

more than you’ll need

37
Q

[At low-rise hotel fires], position the initial line with a simple objective: (279)

A

to stop the spread and confine the fire to the smallest area possible

38
Q

Secondary lines [at low-rise hotel fires] can be taken in from _____. (279)

A

tower ladders

39
Q

Secondary lines to check for extension [at low-rise hotel fires] can be taken in from _____. (279)

A

standpipes

40
Q

Secondary lines for overhaul [at low-rise hotel fires] can be taken in through _____. (279)

A

the window of the fire room

41
Q

[When attacking high-rise hotel fires] Strength and simplicity of deployment will apply, but _____ won’t be a positive factor. (279)

A

speed

42
Q

In a high-rise [hotel fire], _____ is the tool of choice. (279)

A

a standpipe

43
Q

From your _____, you should already be familiar with [the high-rise hotel’s standpipe] location, their connections, and whether you must contend with any pressure reducing valves. (279)

A

pre-incident planning

44
Q

You must know the rating of [the high-rise hotel standpipe] system. Many of these are designed to provide only _____ psi at the upper floors. Many automatic nozzles are designed to operate at _____ psi. (279)

A

65; 100

45
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To prevent the flames from eating their way right back to their former position when backing off to change your bottle [at a high-rise hotel fire], how do you plan ahead with respect to manpower so as to mount a sustained attack. (279-280)

A

assign several crews to one line

46
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A _____ is the only way that i know how to sustain an effective attack in a high-rise. (280)

A

3-crew rotation

47
Q

The first rule of search [at a high-rise hotel fire] is _____. (280)

A

only to attempt it if you have the manpower to do so.

48
Q

The second rule of search [at a high-rise hotel fire] is _____. (280)

A

to concentrate on those who aren’t making any noise

49
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The third rule of search [at a high-rise hotel fire] is _____. (280)

A

to start in the area closest to the fire where savable victims might be found, then work away from the fire.

50
Q

The basic requirements [for successfully searching a high-rise hotel fire] are __4__. (281)

A

1) plenty of staffing
2) a plan
3) coordination
4) the cooperation of the rescue group

51
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Because of the regularity of the rooms off the hallways, the author believes hotels and motels provide the optimum setting for _____ method of search. (181)

A

the oriented

52
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1 oriented man can control _____ firefighters, and he knows what’s been searched without resorting to crayons, chairs at the doors, or any other marking system. (181)

A

3

53
Q

As ever, _____ is the enemy, so several crews will be needed at a working fire in a hotel. (281)

A

time

54
Q

[at high-rise hotel fires] personnel should be sent _____ as soon as possible to report on conditions there. (281)

A

above the fire

55
Q

Given a heavy smoke condition [above the fire at high-rise hotel fires], occupants should probably be removed from at least the _____ floors above the fire. (281)

A

2

56
Q

[At high-rise hotel fires], use the PA system or some other means to alert those above the fire to _____. (281)

A

stay in their rooms

57
Q

Establish a rescue group at [hotel fires]. Each team should consist of _____ firefighters and be assigned to a _____ officer. (281)

A

2; search

58
Q

[At hotel fires], if it is expected that significant numbers of victims will be found and several _____ are established, each should have a _____. (281)

A

search groups; rescue group

59
Q

[At hotel fires], position each rescue group _____. (283)

A

on the stairwell of the floor on which its respective search team is operating.

60
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As the victim changes hands, the officer should tell the members of the rescue group _____. (283)

A

the number of the room in which the victim was located

61
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[At high-rise hotel fires] set up a triage area _____ floors below the fire. (283)

A

2 or 3

62
Q

Because it’s tiring work, the rescue crew should be relieved _____. (283)

A

as often as possible

63
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[At high-rise hotel fires] ventilation will best be achieved by using _____. (283)

A

the HVAC system

64
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[If the HVAC system cannot help youi ventilate at a high-rise hotel fire], the next best alternative is to use _____. (283)

A

a fire tower with access to the roof

65
Q

[At a low-rise hotel fire], _____ backup line(s) should suffice. (283)

A

a single

66
Q

Backup members have no other function than to _____. (283)

A

provide a safe means of egress

67
Q

If the backup team is going to work in an interior hallway, then the ideal nozzle is one that will provide _____ that can effectively hold the fire in check. (284)

A

a fog pattern

68
Q

In a low-rise [hotel fire], [RIT] can stage _____. (284)

A

at the command post or closer to the action if the command post is remote from the main area.

69
Q

In a high-rise [hotel fire], the RIT should stage ____. (284)

A

2 floors below the fire

70
Q

If [RIT] is redirected to act in another capacity- as a rescue group, for example- 2 problems will arise: (284)

A

1) their focus will shift

2) they’ll already be fatigued when the Mayday goes out

71
Q

At a fire in a hotel, _____ is your major concern but _____ may be your biggest problem. (289 & 312)

A

Life safety; panic

72
Q

Who is in the best position to provide the IC with info on the number and location of guests in a motel? (289 & 312)

A

The workers at the front desk

73
Q

New low-rise motels are generally _____ construction. (289 & 312) {**}

A

platform

74
Q

Lapping and autoexposure are the same thing. True or false? (289 & 312)

A

True

75
Q

Smoke is pulled from rooms and hallways in a motel up the fire tower by the _____ effect. (289 & 312)

A

venturi

76
Q

The author suggests _____ per attack line in an advanced fire in a high-rise hotel fire. (289 & 312)

A

3 crews

77
Q

The reason the author suggests 3 crews per attack line in an advanced high-rise hotel fire is _____. (289 & 312)

A

to maintain a crew on the line at all times

78
Q

When conducting the oriented search in a motel, the point of orientation is the _____. (289 & 312)

A

walls in the hallway

79
Q

Rescue groups are a must in an advanced fire in a motel. True or false? (289 & 312)

A

True

80
Q

The best location for a rescue group in a motel fire is in the _____. (289 & 312)

A

on the stairway

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