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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Mr.Mark wrote:
I find all the experiences and opinions from the real firefighters very interesting and educational.
Mark
Mark,
I for one, am glad to broadcast a REAL prospective on how things should, would, could, expect to happen, in real life. TV shows in just about all instances, are so degrading to a real firefighter it's not even funny. The newest fire TV shows, 911 and Station 19, should be outlawed in my opinion. If folks that know absolutely nothing about firefighter life, station routine, scene routine, hierarchy, rank structure, edicutte, RULES AND REGULATIONS, and a whole lot more, believed what they see on those two idiotic shows, firefighters would chastised beyond belief all across our nation.
But, TV is TV! A firefighters life, in the station, is in reality, NOT TV WORTHY. It's a whole lot of routine, training, education, yes-sleeping and eating, followed by shear adrenaline/excitement/nervousness/physical exertion and mental stress, ALL WRAPPED UP IN A FEW MINUTES OF AN EMERGENCY.
I don't know the actual ratio of paid vs volunteer but, I do know there's thousands and thousands of volunteer fire fighters out there. They don't get paid to take the risks but, they take them anyways. Normally or, usually, paid firemen, are much more highly trained, have better and more up to date equipment and are more adept to the ever changing times of our environment and hazards that they face, each and every day. Volunteers do everything they can to be updated and trained to try and cope with the newer issues of our environment, cars, and more.
Sorry again to the OP, get carried away once in a while.
Scott
