Memorable Quotes from Don Gordon
2 quotesEmergency 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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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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