http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/video-rv-catches-fire-25126.shtmlNot sure how to do link. The story tells of right front tire catching fire on motorhome. Reportedly, the driver gets out with fire extinguisher and tries to put it out. He then goes back into the coach to get a second fire extinguisher, all the while his friend and her daughter are inside (apparently in the bedroom). The driver can not extinguish fire and is outside as good Samaritan pulls up. I am wondering why the two in the rear were not out, since the driver had time to get 2 extinguishers and if the passengers knew of the escape window. Good reason to explain to all occupants of the rv on how escape widows work.

tegu69 wrote:http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/video-rv-catches-fire-25126.shtmlNot sure how to do link. The story tells of right front tire catching fire on motorhome. Reportedly, the driver gets out with fire extinguisher and tries to put it out. He then goes back into the coach to get a second fire extinguisher, all the while his friend and her daughter are inside (apparently in the bedroom). The driver can not extinguish fire and is outside as good Samaritan pulls up. I am wondering why the two in the rear were not out, since the driver had time to get 2 extinguishers and if the passengers knew of the escape window. Good reason to explain to all occupants of the rv on how escape widows work.http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/video-rv-catches-fire-25126.shtml

tegu69 wrote:http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/video-rv-catches-fire-25126.shtmlNot sure how to do link. The story tells of right front tire catching fire on motorhome. Reportedly, the driver gets out with fire extinguisher and tries to put it out. He then goes back into the coach to get a second fire extinguisher, all the while his friend and her daughter are inside (apparently in the bedroom). The driver can not extinguish fire and is outside as good Samaritan pulls up. I am wondering why the two in the rear were not out, since the driver had time to get 2 extinguishers and if the passengers knew of the escape window. Good reason to explain to all occupants of the rv on how escape widows work.The absolute number one thing to teach them is to GET OUT OF THE TRAILER before attempting to extinguish the fire. Sounds like they could have just walked out the door had they known earlier.

I'll tell you what...after watching that, I would not want an A with that front door and no other door out. Holy doodle.Gary Haupt

A sad video with a happy ending. Perhaps RV builders should offer a DVD with emergency exit instructions for the specific windows used in construction. It could be kept next to the other instruction sheets. No really a new idea, since my MH came with a DVD on the surround sound system and a DVD basic owners handbook. Just a thought.

A DVD? Seriously? Who is going to put a DVD in during an emergency? I suppose watching it before each trip could be required, like in an airplane.My new house, a manufactured unit, came with labels on every exit window saying not to remove the sticker and giving instructions for how to open the window and remove the screens for exit use.

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captnjack
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
This is a very serious issue. In an emergency common sense can be lost due to anxiety, fear, etc. The best weapon is preparing in advance. Families should talk about what they would do in case of fire or other emergency in their RV. Beginning of every season would be a good time. The absolute number one priority is getting everyone out, preferably through the door they entered. It is quicker and easier and more familiar than emergency exits. Once everyone is out an extinguishment attempt can be made while one member of party calls for help and alerts occupants of any neighboring RV's. Just like in your home, no one should go back in once they're out.
tegu69
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
Mac the fire guy may know his fire extinguishers. Does he know what caused the fire. Secondly, I don't think the driver was thinking about what fire extinguisher to use. If the people in the mh got out on their own and it burned to the ground,no story.
pipers_family
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
One thing I will add is- those rope ladders are challenging. We had them at work and when it came to using it- oh my goodness- we needed to practice using it and feeling secure on it, because it was scarey.
Naio
Explorer II
Apr 06, 2015
CavemanCharlie wrote:
I must admit there is a reason I'm not a EMT or Fire Department member. In a emergency I panic and run around like a chicken with my head chopped off. I wish I didn't but, I can't change that part of me.

The good news is I've learned that is part of who I am so I run away and let someone else deal with the problem. I've learned that is the best thing I can do for me, and everyone else. Get away and let the professionals deal with it.

I get nervous and start shaking in the smallest of situations.

bikendan wrote:
i've seen plenty of people get brain freeze or are unable to think, during emergency situations.

some people can process what's going on clearly and react appropriately.
others get tunnel vision and lose sight of the bigger picture.
and others become frozen with fear/panic and often become victims.

Evolution favors variation.

In some situations (attack by some animals, for example) the person who freezes is the one who survives.

In other situations (volcano) the one who runs without thinking survives.

In yet other situations, the one who hides survives (tornado). Or the one who gets angry and yells (other animals).
frankdamp
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
Our Class A (a gasser) had two emergency exits - the driver's door and a window in the aft bedroom. In the event of an engine-room fire, I think we could have used both the driver's door and the main entry door to escape. At night, we'd have had to rely on the bedroom window, with a longish drop to the ground.

Luckily, in 4 years, it was never an issue.
seaeagle2
Explorer
Apr 06, 2015
Once a tire catches on fire, no consumer sized fire extinguisher is going to put it out.....

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