Hard fire to put out

ronmc1954

ronmc1954

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Here at bloomfield ne they are putting up a wind farm just a couple miles from my home. It is not completely online yet and as they were preforming maintenance on one of the towers a fire started. Unfortunatly one worker was burned pretty bad, he climbed down half way before he got some help, it looks like he will make it though.
But how would you put out a fire that high up, our voulenter fire dept was pretty helpless. They had to stand back and watch for fear of it falling off the tower.
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Wow :eek6: amazing photos. The only way I would think of is call in the air bombers. We have planes and helo's to put out forest fires out here. Thats the only way I would think to be able to get up there to do something about it.
 
I would set up a safety perimeter to prevent injury or damage (to vehicles) if the tower fell. Monitor the surrounding area for fire brands and spotting. Then, watch the unit burn itself out.

An unoccupied structure is not worth injuring or killing a public safety worker.
 
Another pain in the rear fire to put out was the structure/f-18 fire yesterday down in san diego. What a mess man, freak accident. Too bad people were lost in that. I believe the jet fuel burns extra hot, from what ive heard anyway, there were guys on the news reports in their heat resistant suits, the ones that look like foil, sure sign of high temps. My pops was with the sherrifs rescue many moons ago when a navy jet crashed into apartments in alameda CA. Nothing good about fighting a fire like that.
 
Matt main said:
...I believe the jet fuel burns extra hot, from what ive heard anyway...
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Yeah. Jet fuel is basically kerosene. Kerosene heaters put out good heat, right? And a high-speed aircraft crash just spreads that stuff all over. Also, many of the latest, exotic airframe materials add to the fuel load.
 
Hey Craig, good information, thanks for posting it. I have some many years old halon units in my truck/cars/kitchen. I was begining to think the stuff was so rare that I'd probably just let the fire burn rather than use the halon!!
 
Your right it's like getting r12 for you a/c p.s. I've got my license if you need some :)

since I hijack this thread a bit. :gringrin:

I bought a 2 1/2 gal old fashion style fire extinguisher for the garage. Why? Just for the reason you stated, people will let a fire burn and look for a hose or cup of water before using the "emergency" fire extinguisher. In fact I can't even remember the last time I used a chemical extinguisher.

The 2 1/2 gal water can is refilled with the garden hose and air compressor, plus can be used for water wars with the neighborhood kids. :winky:

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