Comments on: Propane fire training

By: tonedeftony

tonedeftony — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:29 +0000

I watched them do …
I watched them do this probably 60 times and not once did the fire “easily slip through the protective fog.” BTW- I am a reporter, not a firefighter, I simply posted this because I thought it was imporessive. At every other training I have covered, they use the full apparatus, but the WPGA trainers (who do this all the time) didn’t recomend SCBA…

By: hunterboy46

hunterboy46 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:28 +0000

y arent they …
y arent they wearing SCBA’s?

By: xenojake

xenojake — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:28 +0000

You dont aproach …
You dont aproach the LP tank with the relief valve blowing off. You cool the tank with a straight stream till it stops the approach with a fog pattern.

By: 01dougfisher

01dougfisher — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:28 +0000

PPE everytime! …
PPE everytime! Always! No Exceptions!

By: bib57

bib57 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:28 +0000

Good. They’ll …
Good. They’ll probably get away with another 60 attacks. It just takes one bad day. I’ve seen those bad days. Wearing PPE around any fire? Then wear the SCBA.

By: clubkid43

clubkid43 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:27 +0000

the wide fog …
the wide fog pattern brings fresh air past the attack team there reeally is no need for scba’s.. and there still wear there full turnout gear so even if the fire for through the fog pattern they are still protected

By: lilbutterflykisses18

lilbutterflykisses18 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:27 +0000

well shoot my …
well shoot my friends are in that most likely. lol privett and my “bro” kyle moore. am i rite?
well thats pretty bad A

By: fireman617

fireman617 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:27 +0000

Im a kentucky state …
Im a kentucky state fire instructor and we teach this class often we start out with a strait stream and widen the pattern as we approach by useing our way it forces the flames and heat away from the attack crews more than the way these guys do it we always use scba and have instructors on safty lines on both sides of the attack crews

By: eyebrows4

eyebrows4 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:27 +0000

the force of the …
the force of the water is pushing the toxic gases away

By: clubkid43

clubkid43 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:26 +0000

first of all that …
first of all that is a controled fire..there is a button to turn it off and turn it on you should know that having instructed class’s obviously in a real life incident you would have scba’s on