Class A Fire
Here's an older video of a Class A Fire that shows why a working Pressure Relief Valve on our Propane Tanks is so very important. You can start watching it at 5:20 as that's right around the time t...
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Tvov wrote:
As to the engine being too close... yea, he could have stopped farther away. I think if the propane tank hadn't popped off it would have looked better. Of course, the driver should be thinking of that - or at least the officer.
I'm not a firefighter nor do I play one on TV, but I think camera angle had a lot to do with it. I think the fire truck was pulled up a bit more in front of the RV flambe than the angle shows. Watching it I was confused as to how the grass on the other side of the highway could have caught fire - looking at the camera angle it looks like those flames would be hitting the fire truck but in reality they were behind it.
The firemen weren't completely unphased. The big guy without the gear on decided to get on the other side of the fire truck when the propane tank first popped off. He was casual about it but clearly did not want to remain standing where he was. I know I wouldn't want to be standing there.
