Posts Tagged: Foam
Someone you need to know …flowing foam, dragging 2 1/2″, visitors and more
TRUST ME .... get to know this guy and support the National Firefighters Endowment ANY WAY YOU CAN! These are the folks helping us... the firefighters. In these times of cut backs in staffing, salaries, station closings / brown outs etc .. who else is on our side? Shane gave a GREAT interview in Rhett's 2nd "20 Questions" installment... he explains a lot of what the NFE is all about .... take the time ... READ IT!
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Pre-arrival video: FDNY at Brooklyn Con Ed substation fire.
Fire at John Street & Bridge Street in DUMBO.
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Raw video: Stubborn three-alarm basement fire in Riverwoods, Illinois smothered in foam.
Firefighters found floor soft and retreated.
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Fireground audio: Multi-alarm titanium plant fire in Buffalo. Foam shortage after last week’s industrial fire.
Vendor brought in foam after second major industrial fire in Buffalo.
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Video: Ethanol Cars Derail and Burn in Ohio
The derailment in North Western, Ohio occurred about 50 miles south of Toledo.
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Firefighters Guide to Invisible Fire Otherwise Known as Ethanol Fires
This is a short article on Ethanol, Ethanol Fuels, and Ethanol Fires. Most of the information is in the links.
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Gasoline Tanker Tire Fire….I hope the tank is full
A tanker being full of fuel can work to our advantage.
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Back to Basics Part 4: Foam Eductors
This is an old fashioned foam eductor and a bucket of foam. When is the last time you had one of these in your hands? How about the last time you actually flowed one? Well, unless you just completed a foam class or a Firefighter 1 & 2 class, it has probably been a while.
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Time To Call in the Big Guns
Check out this house fire in Norway? The fire is blowing out many windows as the video begins playing. Then pay attention to :14 seconds in at the possible smoke explosion in the rear of the structure.
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