Ch 18. Fighting Fires in Hotels

Question 1

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)

Answer 1

Hotels

Question 2

Worst case scenario for hotel fires (273)

Answer 2

sprinkler system has malfunctioned

Question 3

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

Answer 3

life safety; panic

Question 4

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

Answer 4

public address system

Question 5

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

Answer 5

evacuations

Question 6

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

Answer 6

EMS

Question 7

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

Answer 7

an EMS branch; triage, treatment, and transport

Question 8

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

Answer 8

transport staging area and a transport staging officer.

Question 9

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

Answer 9

old and new

Question 10

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

Answer 10

grandfather date for built-in fire protection in these occupancies

Question 11

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

Answer 11

concrete and steel

Question 12

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

Answer 12

wooden platform or truss

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Steel, concrete, or combination

Question 14

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

Answer 14

a modern high-rise hotel

Question 15

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

Answer 15

garden apartments

Question 16

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

Answer 16

decent drywall and taping

Question 17

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

Answer 17

windows and doors

Question 18

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

Answer 18

plumbing voids and pipe chases

Question 19

[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)

Answer 19

soil stack

Question 20

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)

Answer 20

autoexposure

Question 21

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

Answer 21

high-rise

Question 22

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)

Answer 22

3 or more

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

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)

Answer 25

Building engineers

Question 26

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

Answer 26

staffing

Question 27

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

Answer 27

the initial crews

Question 28

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

Answer 28

reflex time

Question 29

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

Answer 29

2

Question 30

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)

Answer 30

4 or more

Question 31

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)

Answer 31

16

Question 32

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)

Answer 32

hundred-man fires

Question 33

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

Answer 33

the traditional attack used at most structure fires

Question 34

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

Answer 34

pre-connects

Question 35

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

Answer 35

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

Question 36

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

Answer 36

more than you'll need

Question 37

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

Answer 37

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

Question 38

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

Answer 38

tower ladders

Question 39

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

Answer 39

standpipes

Question 40

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

Answer 40

the window of the fire room

Question 41

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

Answer 41

speed

Question 42

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

Answer 42

a standpipe

Question 43

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)

Answer 43

pre-incident planning

Question 44

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)

Answer 44

65; 100

Question 45

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)

Answer 45

assign several crews to one line

Question 46

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

Answer 46

3-crew rotation

Question 47

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

Answer 47

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

Question 48

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

Answer 48

to concentrate on those who aren't making any noise

Question 49

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

Answer 49

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

Question 50

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

Answer 50

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

Question 51

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)

Answer 51

the oriented

Question 52

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)

Answer 52

3

Question 53

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

Answer 53

time

Question 54

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

Answer 54

above the fire

Question 55

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)

Answer 55

2

Question 56

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

Answer 56

stay in their rooms

Question 57

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

Answer 57

2; search

Question 58

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

Answer 58

search groups; rescue group

Question 59

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

Answer 59

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

Question 60

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

Answer 60

the number of the room in which the victim was located

Question 61

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

Answer 61

2 or 3

Question 62

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

Answer 62

as often as possible

Question 63

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

Answer 63

the HVAC system

Question 64

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

Answer 64

a fire tower with access to the roof

Question 65

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

Answer 65

a single

Question 66

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

Answer 66

provide a safe means of egress

Question 67

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)

Answer 67

a fog pattern

Question 68

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

Answer 68

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

Question 69

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

Answer 69

2 floors below the fire

Question 70

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

Answer 70

1) their focus will shift | 2) they'll already be fatigued when the Mayday goes out

Question 71

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

Answer 71

Life safety; panic

Question 72

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

Answer 72

The workers at the front desk

Question 73

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

Answer 73

platform

Question 74

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

Answer 74

True

Question 75

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

Answer 75

venturi

Question 76

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

Answer 76

3 crews

Question 77

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

Answer 77

to maintain a crew on the line at all times

Question 78

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

Answer 78

walls in the hallway

Question 79

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

Answer 79

True

Question 80

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

Answer 80

on the stairway