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Car fires with magnesium
Replied Mar. 6, 2009
Water Injection tactic with LPG leaks
Replied Mar. 5, 2009
Car fires with magnesium
Replied Mar. 5, 2009
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I see two main issues here. The first is that there is a wide-spread misunderstanding of fog pattern techniques and their use in pre-flashover situations. I say pre-flashover very specifically, as once the flashover is rolling all you want to do is…
I mentioned vehicle fires and car fires only, in the video you post (thanks for sharing!) it's obvious that water is not effective, but it is also a different scenario, with a much larger amount of magnesium - in which case the use of dry agents is…
To me the risk is essentially that for a period of time, your crew could be performing in an atmosphere within the lower and upper explosive limits. Besides, you are replacing the gaseous interface with water, thus increasing the pressure inside the…
My take on this is that using a class D agent on a vehicle fire where magnesium has already been identified as part of the combustion is a waste. By this time, the vehicle is practically always beyond salvage, thus operations should concentrate on p…
I've had some close experiences with regards to both photos and video being used properly and otherwise.
First case example, the Madrid train bombings (over 190 dead). An EMT crew took photos and video of bodies laid in a train station platform, an…
Profile Information
- Residence.
- Barcelona, Spain
- Department:
- Corbera FD
- Title/rank:
- Deputy Chief
- Years of public service:
- 19
- Agency structure:
- Volunteer fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Equipment and training, we lack both with respect to compartment fires.
- Professional Qualifications:
- Aeronautical & Mechanic Engineer, Private Pilot's License.
- Topics you provide training for:
- Radio Communications, CFBT, wildland fires.
- Areas of expertise:
- Radio & Data communications, including digital radio networks, wildland firefighting, technology applied to firefighting, mountain rescue.
- Bio:
- Born in Germany, raised in Spain, and studied in the UK, where I started at an airport fire service. I moved to the north, where I spent just over four years in a Mountain Rescue team. After my studies, I moved back to Spain, where I have worked for the Catalan Fire Dept., helping them deploy and improve their digital (TETRA) radio network. I have also served for 14 years in my home town's volunteer fire department.
- Web site:
- http://the.firehou.se
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 4:41pm on July 9, 2008,
Mike Puchol said…
- Thanks Todd, it's good to be here - having read through the forums, there are some great minds at work here, with plenty to learn!
- At 10:36pm on July 8, 2008,
Todd McKee said… - Hey Chief, WELCOME to the WORLDS Greatest training site. Feel free to join my group called HAZMAT TRAINING & NEWS. I would love to hear your thoughts regarding some of our discussions. Todd McKee
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