Some fire pics from my department.

[NGK-Webmaster]

Shouldn't this be in W&C? Bad scary fire pics

It's amzing to me how many fires are caused by something stupid someone did.

 

[Rugger]

You haven't smelled Nag Champa. It's the incense hater's incense!

LOL Good call! that's the exact stuff I was talking about!

And : It's amzing to me how many fires are caused by something stupid someone did.
Yep. The short time I was a "Volly" we had a bunch of calls that were essentially folks trying to burn down their own houses in one way or another- gasoline in the kerosene heater, in the fireplace (to get the fire started faster ) You name it.

 

[Mike G]

LOL Good call! that's the exact stuff I was talking about!

And : It's amzing to me how many fires are caused by something stupid someone did.
Yep. The short time I was a "Volly" we had a bunch of calls that were essentially folks trying to burn down their own houses in one way or another- gasoline in the kerosene heater, in the fireplace (to get the fire started faster ) You name it.

Gasoline in a fireplace; I've responded to that call several times before.

Idiots.

 

[CapCase]

Code 3 stated:

I love those old Hale two stage pumps, and I do agree; beats the hell out of the Darley pumps my department uses.

I agree. One of our old reserves (1971 Ford/Ward Lafrance) has a Hale two stage. The pump is the only thing that is still in great shape on that old wonderful pumper. Our other reserve (1981 Ford/Quality) has a Darley pump. Junk. Everything, including the pump. Always has been. Our chief once commented that it should be painted yellow since its such a lemon. Our front line pumpers (1986 Ford/Pierce, soon to be replaced, and two 2001 Spartan/E-ones) have single stage Waterous pumps. They have been good pumps and good pumpers.

The two reserve pumpers, Ford cabovers, have standard transmissions and are a bitch to learn to shift. They each have their own quirks about each gear that have to be learned, to shift them properly. The reason is the shift linkage used in the cabover design. Most new guys brag about driving standards all their life and then grind the hell out of the gears the first time they drive those old trucks.

As for incense and candles, that is our second leading cause of house fires here. Usually candles. We recently had a fatality fire caused by a candle. I am so glad my wife has no interest in candles. Cooking is the leading cause of fires here.

 

[Rugger]

Gasoline in a fireplace; I've responded to that call several times before.

Idiots.

Yep- they're everywhere...
Would be easier to corral them somehow- confine them to an island or something, but they'd probably sink it.