Interesting Fire Department stuff. - Page 3

Aktungbby · 02-21-16, 01:12 AM

interesting!

fireftr18 · 05-27-16, 01:36 PM

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.2651725

Aktungbby · 08-05-16, 01:55 AM

Well fire season is upon us again just ten miles to the northeast at Lake Berryessa.

4700 acres burned: fortunately no structures are consumed...yet, but some residential evacuations and lakeside campgrounds have been ordered evacuated. This one, dubbed the 'Cold Fire' is 15% contained with steep terrain, bone dry and winds. In the air and double shot...good to have lake at hand for the copter buckets.>

An army of roughly 700 firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and many other agencies attacked the flames with 86 engines, eight helicopters, six air tankers, five water trucks and nine bulldozers.

Just a tad further North at Lake conty The Rocky Fire has consumed 27,000 acres and 24 homes as of 8/2; About 6,300 structures continued to be threatened while 12,000 people were impacted by mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders. 5% containment at this posting.

fireftr18 · 08-05-16, 05:13 PM

I've been following the fires out west. As always, they sound bad, with a lot of damage. Prayers for all of you Aktung.

Aktungbby · 08-11-16, 10:10 AM

MOVE OVER MS O'LEARY'S COW! http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/faulty-hot-tub-connection-blamed-for-last-fall-s-massive/article_5908efeb-f74f-5f11-9ea5-9e3e72e50896.html [QUOTE]The cause of last September’s historic Valley Fire, the third-most destructive wildfire in California’s history, was a faulty electrical connection for a hot tub, Cal Fire announced Wednesday afternoon.
The connection arced and ignited surrounding dry grass on High Valley Road on Cobb Mountain, creating a wildfire that killed four people, burned 76,000 acres, destroyed 1,955 structures and cost nearly $57 million to extinguish, Cal Fire reported. (four people also died) The circuit was not up to national standards, it was not buried 18 inches deep and it shared a trench with a water line, Cal Fire said. An electrical engineer determined that the connection was loose in the wire nut and it arced and melted the copper wire. It took a temperature of 1,981 degrees to melt the wire, investigators said. Cal Fire will be submitting its 500-page investigative report to Lake County District Attorney Don Anderson who will determine if any criminal or civil charges will be filed, officials said.[/QUOTE] http://calfire.ca.gov/fire_protection/fire_protection_firereports

fireftr18 · 10-02-16, 04:54 PM

http://www.firefightingnews.com/secr...ered-60-years/

A SECRET 60-year-old fire station – complete with firefighting equipment and uniforms – has been discovered in the bowels of a Black Country factory.

Staff at shopfitting company The Alan Nuttall Partnership have carried out a thorough investigation of the hidden fire base.

It had been tucked away at the large Dudley factory which has been the company’s home since 1986.

The room contained perfectly preserved uniforms, with the names of the wearers chalked above them. Scrawled names include I Silk, W Price and A Round.

Documents suggest the items date back to the early 1950s, when the local Co-op, which had its own fire brigade, operated from the building.

Schroeder · 10-02-16, 05:22 PM

Funny that it would be forgotten just like that.

Aktungbby · 10-10-16, 08:05 PM

5:43 PM: THIS just PM'd from my boat captain: A 4-6 acre fire in the steep heavily wooded are not 6 mile NW from my home in an area known as Cambell Creek...Evacutions are in progress and the area is barred from thru traffic. This is definitely on my side of a barrier range known As the Mayacamas just to the West of Yountville. Fortunately 2 volunteer fire stations known as Lakoya and another known as MT Veeder station are right there. It's already making TV news.

Aktungbby · 10-11-16, 03:36 AM

The fire as now has gained to 50 acres and is 25% contained-local churches are refugee centers for forced evacuations. Weather, always the big factor, is on our side for now: low winds, damp fall mornings' and rain from a Pacific front expected on Friday.

Catfish · 10-11-16, 04:12 AM

This looks a bit too close for comfort .. I hope all goes well and the fire be put out soon.
All the best!

fireftr18 · 03-28-17, 07:35 PM

Here is a citizen video from my fire department. Lexington's bravest in action.
The kid did not set the fire. It was an accidental fire.

August · 03-28-17, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireftr18

Here is a citizen video from my fire department. Lexington's bravest in action.
The kid did not set the fire. It was an accidental fire.

The guys filming that were seriously drunk!

ikalugin · 03-29-17, 04:02 AM

Some fires are harder to fight that others:

munitions storage burning

Commander Wallace · 03-29-17, 05:32 AM

It can't be easy dealing with fires and emergency situations like that on a regular basis fireftr . I'm glad though that we have people like you ready to answer the call.

Platapus · 03-29-17, 03:37 PM

When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. ~Edward F. Croker

02-21-16, 01:12 AM	#1
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,003 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	interesting! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

05-27-16, 01:36 PM	#2
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Retired firefighter is becoming a Catholic Priest. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.2651725 __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

08-05-16, 01:55 AM	#3
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,003 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	THe latest blaze Well fire season is upon us again just ten miles to the northeast at Lake Berryessa. 4700 acres burned: fortunately no structures are consumed...yet, but some residential evacuations and lakeside campgrounds have been ordered evacuated. This one, dubbed the 'Cold Fire' is 15% contained with steep terrain, bone dry and winds. In the air and double shot...good to have lake at hand for the copter buckets.> An army of roughly 700 firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and many other agencies attacked the flames with 86 engines, eight helicopters, six air tankers, five water trucks and nine bulldozers. Just a tad further North at Lake conty The Rocky Fire has consumed 27,000 acres and 24 homes as of 8/2; About 6,300 structures continued to be threatened while 12,000 people were impacted by mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders. 5% containment at this posting. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

08-05-16, 05:13 PM	#4
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	I've been following the fires out west. As always, they sound bad, with a lot of damage. Prayers for all of you Aktung. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

08-11-16, 10:10 AM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,003 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	OFFICIAL announcement: a hot time in the hot tub??!! MOVE OVER MS O'LEARY'S COW! http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/faulty-hot-tub-connection-blamed-for-last-fall-s-massive/article_5908efeb-f74f-5f11-9ea5-9e3e72e50896.html [QUOTE]The cause of last September’s historic Valley Fire, the third-most destructive wildfire in California’s history, was a faulty electrical connection for a hot tub, Cal Fire announced Wednesday afternoon. The connection arced and ignited surrounding dry grass on High Valley Road on Cobb Mountain, creating a wildfire that killed four people, burned 76,000 acres, destroyed 1,955 structures and cost nearly $57 million to extinguish, Cal Fire reported. (four people also died) The circuit was not up to national standards, it was not buried 18 inches deep and it shared a trench with a water line, Cal Fire said. An electrical engineer determined that the connection was loose in the wire nut and it arced and melted the copper wire. It took a temperature of 1,981 degrees to melt the wire, investigators said. Cal Fire will be submitting its 500-page investigative report to Lake County District Attorney Don Anderson who will determine if any criminal or civil charges will be filed, officials said.[/QUOTE] http://calfire.ca.gov/fire_protection/fire_protection_firereports __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-02-16, 04:54 PM	#6
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Fire Station Uncovered after 60 Years http://www.firefightingnews.com/secr...ered-60-years/ A SECRET 60-year-old fire station – complete with firefighting equipment and uniforms – has been discovered in the bowels of a Black Country factory. Staff at shopfitting company The Alan Nuttall Partnership have carried out a thorough investigation of the hidden fire base. It had been tucked away at the large Dudley factory which has been the company’s home since 1986. The room contained perfectly preserved uniforms, with the names of the wearers chalked above them. Scrawled names include I Silk, W Price and A Round. Documents suggest the items date back to the early 1950s, when the local Co-op, which had its own fire brigade, operated from the building. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

10-02-16, 05:22 PM	#7
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Funny that it would be forgotten just like that. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

10-10-16, 08:05 PM	#8
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,003 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	5:43 PM: THIS just PM'd from my boat captain: A 4-6 acre fire in the steep heavily wooded are not 6 mile NW from my home in an area known as Cambell Creek...Evacutions are in progress and the area is barred from thru traffic. This is definitely on my side of a barrier range known As the Mayacamas just to the West of Yountville. Fortunately 2 volunteer fire stations known as Lakoya and another known as MT Veeder station are right there. It's already making TV news. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-11-16, 03:36 AM	#9
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,003 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	The fire as now has gained to 50 acres and is 25% contained-local churches are refugee centers for forced evacuations. Weather, always the big factor, is on our side for now: low winds, damp fall mornings' and rain from a Pacific front expected on Friday. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-11-16, 04:12 AM	#10
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	This looks a bit too close for comfort .. I hope all goes well and the fire be put out soon. All the best! __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

03-28-17, 07:35 PM	#11
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Here is a citizen video from my fire department. Lexington's bravest in action. The kid did not set the fire. It was an accidental fire. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

03-29-17, 04:02 AM	#13
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Some fires are harder to fight that others: munitions storage burning __________________ Grumpy as always.

03-29-17, 05:32 AM	#14
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	It can't be easy dealing with fires and emergency situations like that on a regular basis fireftr . I'm glad though that we have people like you ready to answer the call.

03-29-17, 03:37 PM	#15
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. ~Edward F. Croker __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.