The Towering Inferno - Miscommunication in a Crisis Situation
Doug Roberts:
Harry?
Harry Jernigan:
(picking up the phone) Jernigan.
Jernigan:
What? Dammit man, you should have sent a man up there!
Jernigan:
How do you expect her to hear a phone call? She's deaf!
Jernigan:
Sure the kids can hear!
Jernigan:
I don't know, maybe they were in the shower or something when you called!
Kappy:
(in background, speaking into his radio) Forward Command!
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The Towering Inferno - Emergency Response to Tower Fire Situation
Kappy:
Chief, this is Roberts, the architect.
Chief O'Halloran:
What do we got here Kappy?
Kappy:
Fire started, 81st floor, storage room. This is a bad one. Smoke is so thick we can't tell how far it's spread.
Chief O'Halloran:
What about your exhaust system?
Doug Roberts:
Well it should have reversed automatically. It must have been a motor burn-out or something.
Chief O'Halloran:
Sprinklers?
Doug Roberts:
They're not working on 81.
Chief O'Halloran:
Why not?
Doug Roberts:
I don't know.
Chief O'Halloran:
Jim?
Firefighter:
Yes sir.
Chief O'Halloran:
Alright, give us a quick refresher on your standpipe system.
Doug Roberts:
Well, we got outlets on every floor, both 3 1/2" inch.
Chief O'Halloran:
GPM?
Doug Roberts:
1500 from Ground to 68, 1000 from 68 to 100 and 500 from there to the roof.
Chief O'Halloran:
Alright, you sure these elevators are programmed for emergency service?
Doug Roberts:
These two are.
Chief O'Halloran:
What floor do you keep your plans on?
Doug Roberts:
79, my office.
Chief O'Halloran:
That's good, that's 2 floors below the fire. Alright, that'll be our Forward Command. Alright men, take up the equipment. Alright, let's go. (Roberts, O'Halloran, Kappy and a fireman board the elevator for the 79th floor)
Chief O'Halloran:
Ok. Phew...architects.
Doug Roberts:
Yeah, it's all our fault.
Chief O'Halloran:
Now you know there's no sure way for us to fight a fire in anything over the 7th floor. But you guys just keep building them as high as you can.
Doug Roberts:
Hey, are you here to take me on, or the fire?
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