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ahhhh NOOOOOOOOOOO!Am I being effective in my efforts or am I merely showing up in my fireman costume to watch a house burn down?” (Joe Brown, www.justlookingbusy.wordpress.com)
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I'm sure they did it to secure the area so they could get in a get the hotspots or to regain control. With limited information, it is hard to make a monday morning quarterback decision on it.
We've done it to knock out windows before, so it is not to far a of stretch. Although it would make me cringe.
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No way. No need to regain control of something where the only thing standing is the chimney.....I wonder if our insurance company would even cover the damages to the truck if there had been any after doing something like that.Matt G.
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Call a local contractor with an excavator, knock down the chimney and the walls to mitigate collapse hazards, spray water on it and call it a day.Last edited by Blulakr; 08-30-2010, 06:43 PM.My wise and profound comments and opinions are mine alone and are in no way associated with any other individual or group.
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New poster, here. Greetings!
Was recently at a mutual aid call. Another dept. brought their aerial at the request of the local dept.. Needless to say, those of us who would love to have a rig like that were stunned to watch these guys use the thing like a giant pike pole.
They used the nozzle of the ladder - NOT a piercing nozzle - to jab holes in the roof. Then, they used the ladder section to pull down some dead electrical lines running to a detached garage. Finally, they used the ladder section to yank, pull, and pound on some smoldering sections of sofit, facia, and gutter.
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Hey I've seen ladder trucks break out windows , extend to max to change flag pole lanyards, move pool tables from roofs, pull victims from a flood control so what's the big deal with what was done to topple a chimney.Respectfully,
Jay Dudley
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Originally posted by CHFD14 View Post
Originally posted by npfd801 View PostWe've used the stream from a deck gun to knock down a chimney before, but that's about it.
Originally posted by downstate_firefighter View PostNew poster, here. Greetings!
Was recently at a mutual aid call. Another dept. brought their aerial at the request of the local dept.. Needless to say, those of us who would love to have a rig like that were stunned to watch these guys use the thing like a giant pike pole.
They used the nozzle of the ladder - NOT a piercing nozzle - to jab holes in the roof. Then, they used the ladder section to pull down some dead electrical lines running to a detached garage. Finally, they used the ladder section to yank, pull, and pound on some smoldering sections of sofit, facia, and gutter.
Originally posted by JayDudley View PostHey I've seen ladder trucks break out windows , extend to max to change flag pole lanyards, move pool tables from roofs, pull victims from a flood control so what's the big deal with what was done to topple a chimney.
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