Ch 18. Fighting Fires in Hotels Flashcards
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)
Hotels
Worst case scenario for hotel fires (273)
sprinkler system has malfunctioned
[At hotel fires], _____ is your major concern, but _____ may be one of your biggest problems. (273)
life safety; panic
[At hotel fires], if the building is equipped with a _____, use it to inform the guests of the situation. (273)
public address system
[At hotel fires], Try to control needless ____. (273)
evacuations
[At hotel fires] _____ resources may be huge. (273)
EMS
[At hotel fires], at minimum, the sectors that you establish must include _____ with __3__ groups. (273)
an EMS branch; triage, treatment, and transport
[At hotel fires], within the transport group, there should also be a _____ and a _____. (273)
transport staging area and a transport staging officer.
In terms of construction, [hotels] can be divided into 2 basic categories: (273)
old and new
[according to the author], any [hotel] built before 1975 is considered old, since that is the ______. (273)
grandfather date for built-in fire protection in these occupancies
The exterior load-bearing walls in old hotels can be of _____, and thus truly fire resistive. (273)
concrete and steel
New low-rise hotels are of _____ construction. (275) {**}
wooden platform or truss
High-rise type [hotels] have __3__ exterior load-bearing walls. (275)
Steel, concrete, or combination
[according to the author], There has never been a collapse of _____ due to fire in the United States. (275)
a modern high-rise hotel
Fires in low-rise hotels generally spread in a fashion similar to that of _____ and other modern wood-truss buildings. (276)
garden apartments
With _____, these [low-rise hotel] buildings can resist flames for quite a while. (276)
decent drywall and taping
[At low-rise hotel fires], _____ tend to be the weakest links. (276)
windows and doors
[At low-rise hotel fires], fires can spread vertically in _____, especially if the workmanship is shoddy. (276)
plumbing voids and pipe chases
[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)
soil stack
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)
autoexposure
A fire in a _____ hotel won’t generally threaten the entire guest population. (276)
high-rise
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)
3 or more
[At high-rise hotel fires], it’s imperative that you get 2 firefighters on each floor as soon as possible, both to _____ and _____. (276)
control the activities of the guests on the upper floors and to monitor conditions
The principal avenues for smoke to travel in a hotel are the __4__. (276)
1) hallways
2) stairs
3) elevator shafts
4) HVAC systems
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)
Building engineers
For most departments, even the best ones, _____ will prohibit simultaneous tactical evolutions from being conducted. (276)
staffing
Normally, [at high-rise hotel fires], _____ will work off of standpipe systems from stairwells and fire towers. (276)
the initial crews
Unless your department can drill on these evolutions frequently, your _____ will be lengthened simply out of lack of experience. (276)
reflex time
[At high-rise fires], in the best situation ____ members will be needed for ventilation, using horizontal ventilation, or perhaps a stairway and PPV. (276)
2
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)
4 or more
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)
16
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)
hundred-man fires
In a low-rise hotel or motel, your initial attack will likely be similar to _____. (279)
the traditional attack used at most structure fires
[At low-rise hotel fires] expect to pull _____ for speed. (279)
pre-connects
A _____ may be the fastest way to get to the fire room. (279)
ground ladder to the balcony of an unaffected room several doors down
[At low-rise hotel fires], think strength, always take in _____. (279)
more than you’ll need
[At low-rise hotel fires], position the initial line with a simple objective: (279)
to stop the spread and confine the fire to the smallest area possible
Secondary lines [at low-rise hotel fires] can be taken in from _____. (279)
tower ladders
Secondary lines to check for extension [at low-rise hotel fires] can be taken in from _____. (279)
standpipes
Secondary lines for overhaul [at low-rise hotel fires] can be taken in through _____. (279)
the window of the fire room
[When attacking high-rise hotel fires] Strength and simplicity of deployment will apply, but _____ won’t be a positive factor. (279)
speed
In a high-rise [hotel fire], _____ is the tool of choice. (279)
a standpipe
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)
pre-incident planning
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)
65; 100
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)
assign several crews to one line
A _____ is the only way that i know how to sustain an effective attack in a high-rise. (280)
3-crew rotation
The first rule of search [at a high-rise hotel fire] is _____. (280)
only to attempt it if you have the manpower to do so.
The second rule of search [at a high-rise hotel fire] is _____. (280)
to concentrate on those who aren’t making any noise
The third rule of search [at a high-rise hotel fire] is _____. (280)
to start in the area closest to the fire where savable victims might be found, then work away from the fire.
The basic requirements [for successfully searching a high-rise hotel fire] are __4__. (281)
1) plenty of staffing
2) a plan
3) coordination
4) the cooperation of the rescue group
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)
the oriented
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)
3
As ever, _____ is the enemy, so several crews will be needed at a working fire in a hotel. (281)
time
[at high-rise hotel fires] personnel should be sent _____ as soon as possible to report on conditions there. (281)
above the fire
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)
2
[At high-rise hotel fires], use the PA system or some other means to alert those above the fire to _____. (281)
stay in their rooms
Establish a rescue group at [hotel fires]. Each team should consist of _____ firefighters and be assigned to a _____ officer. (281)
2; search
[At hotel fires], if it is expected that significant numbers of victims will be found and several _____ are established, each should have a _____. (281)
search groups; rescue group
[At hotel fires], position each rescue group _____. (283)
on the stairwell of the floor on which its respective search team is operating.
As the victim changes hands, the officer should tell the members of the rescue group _____. (283)
the number of the room in which the victim was located
[At high-rise hotel fires] set up a triage area _____ floors below the fire. (283)
2 or 3
Because it’s tiring work, the rescue crew should be relieved _____. (283)
as often as possible
[At high-rise hotel fires] ventilation will best be achieved by using _____. (283)
the HVAC system
[If the HVAC system cannot help youi ventilate at a high-rise hotel fire], the next best alternative is to use _____. (283)
a fire tower with access to the roof
[At a low-rise hotel fire], _____ backup line(s) should suffice. (283)
a single
Backup members have no other function than to _____. (283)
provide a safe means of egress
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 fog pattern
In a low-rise [hotel fire], [RIT] can stage _____. (284)
at the command post or closer to the action if the command post is remote from the main area.
In a high-rise [hotel fire], the RIT should stage ____. (284)
2 floors below the fire
If [RIT] is redirected to act in another capacity- as a rescue group, for example- 2 problems will arise: (284)
1) their focus will shift
2) they’ll already be fatigued when the Mayday goes out
At a fire in a hotel, _____ is your major concern but _____ may be your biggest problem. (289 & 312)
Life safety; panic
Who is in the best position to provide the IC with info on the number and location of guests in a motel? (289 & 312)
The workers at the front desk
New low-rise motels are generally _____ construction. (289 & 312) {**}
platform
Lapping and autoexposure are the same thing. True or false? (289 & 312)
True
Smoke is pulled from rooms and hallways in a motel up the fire tower by the _____ effect. (289 & 312)
venturi
The author suggests _____ per attack line in an advanced fire in a high-rise hotel fire. (289 & 312)
3 crews
The reason the author suggests 3 crews per attack line in an advanced high-rise hotel fire is _____. (289 & 312)
to maintain a crew on the line at all times
When conducting the oriented search in a motel, the point of orientation is the _____. (289 & 312)
walls in the hallway
Rescue groups are a must in an advanced fire in a motel. True or false? (289 & 312)
True
The best location for a rescue group in a motel fire is in the _____. (289 & 312)
on the stairway
