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!!
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I'm sorry but you just can't fix stupid.Jason Knecht
Firefighter/EMT
Township Fire Dept., Inc.
Eau Claire, WI
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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.
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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.Real men wear kilts. www.forourfallen.org
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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.
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