Interesting Fire Department stuff.

ikalugin · 03-31-17, 08:58 AM

For that specific storage area it was basically an ammo dump, exposed to the elements, etc. No bunkers/proper warehouses. You can see photos from 2013, not much has changed since:

More here:
http://totalitat.livejournal.com/1541.html

fireftr18 · 03-31-17, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ikalugin

For that specific storage area it was basically an ammo dump, exposed to the elements, etc. No bunkers/proper warehouses. You can see photos from 2013, not much has changed since:

More here:
http://totalitat.livejournal.com/1541.html

Who in their right mind would think that was okay. Clearly, it wasn't. They don't have to worry about it now. Do you know any estimates from damage, aside from the base itself?

ikalugin · 04-01-17, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by fireftr18

Who in their right mind would think that was okay. Clearly, it wasn't. They don't have to worry about it now. Do you know any estimates from damage, aside from the base itself?

No, but I can look for it, and this form of storage is common. It however requires vigilant control, especially in terms of fire prevention when say dry grass is very prone to combusting in the summer.

Such control apparently was not there due to the base being understaffed and poor discipline. And considering how 87 percent of their planned mil budget is to be spent on salaries I dont see the material conditions improving. And thank god that there was no major chem weps leakage during and after the fire.

Eichhörnchen · 04-02-17, 04:43 PM

Hildenborough (Kent) Fire Brigade, 1923. My mother's family all came from Hildenborough (near Tonbridge, my home town) and she was 2 years old when this was taken.

fireftr18 · 04-02-17, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Hildenborough (Kent) Fire Brigade, 1923. My mother's family all came from Hildenborough (near Tonbridge, my home town) and she was 2 years old when this was taken.

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

August · 04-02-17, 09:25 PM

Lots of medals on those guys. Military vets or something FD related I wonder?

Eichhörnchen · 04-03-17, 02:55 PM

They would've been won in the Great War I guess... they would have been allowed to wear them on their fire service tunics I've no doubt.

03-31-17, 08:58 AM	#1
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	For that specific storage area it was basically an ammo dump, exposed to the elements, etc. No bunkers/proper warehouses. You can see photos from 2013, not much has changed since: More here: http://totalitat.livejournal.com/1541.html __________________ Grumpy as always.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,447 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hildenborough (Kent) Fire Brigade, 1923. My mother's family all came from Hildenborough (near Tonbridge, my home town) and she was 2 years old when this was taken. __________________

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,220 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lots of medals on those guys. Military vets or something FD related I wonder? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,447 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	They would've been won in the Great War I guess... they would have been allowed to wear them on their fire service tunics I've no doubt. __________________