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Post by 3105 on Dec 7, 2007 11:26:51 GMT -5
 This was provided by an interested higher-ranking firefighter who claims he nevers reads the forum. Make the call.... |
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Post by WebBoss on Dec 8, 2007 7:11:03 GMT -5
Little bit of smoke, the fire's not anything big, or it's already been knocked down. It almost looks more like steam then smoke. Find the fire, make quick work of it. If it starts to get off and running, let it run and use master streams. That building doesn't look like it's anything worth the extra effort.
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JDub
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Post by JDub on Dec 8, 2007 23:08:33 GMT -5
I agree get in there and find the fire, if any. However from the picture it looks like a warehouse, so safety wise, take some search rope in case you need it. If you have to open it up for visibility purposes.
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Post by 3105 on Dec 9, 2007 8:03:04 GMT -5
Three things come to mind when I look at this picture:
1) A light smoke condition in a larger sized building is VERY different from a light smoke condition in a smaller building...
2) Light colored smoke is usually associated with steam or a small fire, which can be a very wrong assumption depending on several factors such as temperature and/or whether the fire is very deep seated. Smoke tends to cool and lighten the farther it travels.
3) The smoke pushing out of the gable end, although light, is "pushing" a bit, indicating abuild up of pressure. This could very well be a very deep seated fire that will tax the crews....or merely steam. More info is needed.
Being visually oriented, we tend to place a great deal of emphasis on color, which is only one of the four factors that need to be judged along with volume, velocity, and density.
JDub's comments prompts another question concerning occupancy: along with sheer size, what about the contents? What are we dealing with here or could be dealing with ten minutes from now?
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