Yearly Archives: 2012
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Red Watch and the Tramp
Posted on May 2, 2012 by bill in Bill's BlogRed Watch and the Tramp First appliance: Sub Officer Julian Crichton, Officer-in-Charge of station Fireman Tony Parkes (driver) Fireman Sean Riley (breathing apparatus wearer) Fireman Tommy Harrison (breathing apparatus wearer) Fireman Bob Lennon (fifth crewman) Second appliance: Leading Fireman Tom Armitage, (officer-in-charge) Fireman Dave Lannard (driver) Fireman Harry Thomson (breathing apparatus wearer) Fireman [...]
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A Fire where the Guy Does It right.
Posted on May 2, 2012 by bill in NewsFeedMan Learns The Importance Of Fire Safety By Nicole WintersPublished: April 30, 2012, 5:03 PM SIOUX FALLS, SD -Would you know how to use a fire extinguisher if you needed to? A Sioux Falls man picked one up for the first time when he woke up to find his bathroom on fire early Monday morning. [...]
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Torch causes fire
Posted on April 27, 2012 by bill in NewsFeedhttp://extreme-geek.blogspot.com – The “Torch” flashlight lights things on fire. Is there a trick? Can’t see one. Don’t get the kids one of these torches!
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More about Fire Risk Assessments
Posted on April 26, 2012 by bill in NewsFeedSo there we are, walking round the building being assessed. The boiler room has a good fire door on it, but there’s no way the wall is fire resisting. Contractors have bashed out a hole to pass a plastic pipe through. Fire can pass through the gap. Fire can burn away the pipe. We need [...]
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Assessing Fire Risk
Posted on April 19, 2012 by bill in NewsFeedPart of any Fire Risk Assessment survey involves a look around the building. You try to think of 20 different things at once and look out for any deficiencies. This picture shows a residual current device. If you are in a licensed premises (or any premises where entertainment is provided) one of these devices should protect [...]
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Cylinders in Fires.
Posted on April 9, 2012 by bill in NewsFeedCompressed gas cylinders pose serious hazards if involved in fire. Liquified petroleum gases behave differently to compressed gases, in that because the contents are a pressurised liquid, the liquid will boil and over-pressurise the cylinder. The cylinder fails with a violent explosion, but that’s not the end of it. The gas expands, cools and becomes a [...]
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An interesting link
Posted on April 7, 2012 by bill in NewsFeedhttp://scottishfiresafety.blogspot.co.uk/?goback=%2Egde_2958154_member_104695749 Read about a blaze in a Scottish tenement - fire-fighting in those blocks looks horrendously difficult. There are other articles of interest that follow.
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Rubbish – Problems? Rubbish!
Posted on April 6, 2012 by bill in NewsFeedRubbish in the meter cupboard can accumulate, right next to a possible source of igntion – the electrical equipment - and create a fire hazard next to the front door, blocking what may be the only way out of the building. It might not look too bad now, but why wait until it gets so bad that the [...]
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Storage in the cellar.
Posted on April 6, 2012 by bill in NewsFeedStorage in the cellar of a residential block can pose a hazard to persons on the floors above. Clearly, if this lot catches alight it will produce a ferocious fire. And if the ceiling above lacks fire resistance….. Lath and plaster ceilings are found in many older properties. As a young fireman, I experienced the [...]
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The House Fire
Posted on March 26, 2012 by bill in Bill's BlogI’ve a fire report to write, and then I can settle down until we get another call-out. I’m on the night shift. It’s amazing to think that I’m in charge of the place. There are senior officers on duty of course, but I’m the main man here, having been promoted to Station Officer on Blue [...]
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