Live Burn Help

[Captnnc]

I was wondering if anyone had pics or ideas on a live burn prop of a room and contents fire...our fp man wants us to build a room outside of our station for a demo fire of trash can, couch, chair etc...to show the public at our open house this year along with our extinguisher demo....just looking for any ideas or photos....thanks a lot...Stay Safe!!

[E229Lt]

Well, here's a "what not to do"

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com...ningMishap.wmv

[Nine3Probie]

Well, here's a "what not to do"

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com...ningMishap.wmv

That incident popped into my head too. Couldn't find the link fast enough though...you beat me to it. Guess that's one of many reasons why you're a Lt and I'm just a probie.

[Dickey]

I'm sorry but you just can't fix stupid.

[Captnnc]

Yeah, Ive seen that before...fortunately, I've been a 1403 burn instructor for 8 years now and where God didnt bless me with an abundence of beauty, he did give me tad more than a ioda of common sense, lol, so...that aint gonna happen here...Thanks anyway.

[Diane E]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rBi3OGID1k

There are some other clips on the right side, too.

[GFDLT1]

Contact Durham Hwy FD, I think that they normally do the same type deal on their open house day. Jim Swhink on Eng 2 B-shift has built one as well for a demo I believe.

[numbir39]

A great way to send the fire safety message!

I made up something like this for work while doing campus fire safety awareness. Basically it is a 4' deep, 8' wide, 8' tall, 3 sided room with the front open and a ceiling. We load it with items that you would typically find in a dorm room, desk, dresser, bookshelves, computer, stereo, half of a bed, chair, window blinds, books, papers, clothes, well... you get the idea... And then, in the presence of a couple hundred students, (and the local FD) we light it on fire using a candle as the ignition source. I always gets great response and feedback each time we do this demonstration. It usally takes 2-3 minutes for the whole room to become fully involved in fire.

We made ours with a base made of 2x6's and plywood, then used metal studs and drywall for the rest. We also made a couple of "holes" in the base for it to be moved around with a forklift, or you could use wheels to move it around. We also put in a sprinkler head and piping so that we could demonstrate how effectively a sprinkler puts out the fire, but after the fact we thought that it would be more impressive on the students to just let it burn. It is a great way to show the public just how fast a fire can spread. And you can tie it in with the usual smoke detector, fire extinguisher, fire alarm, 911, 2 ways out, etc... fire safety message. It really brings the message home.
Also, go here for more ideas, this is where we based ours from.

http://usfa.dhs.gov/safety/atrisk/ca...fs/cfs_06.shtm

We are working on editing the video and putting it on the web. Please let me know if you would like any other info on this.

Stay Safe

[Captnnc]

Nice show 39, thanks.