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This is just another reminder that you need to be aware of what is above you.
We hear a great deal of doing your 360, which is an absolute for situational awareness.
Safety is everyone's job and responsibility.
Stay safe and look up along with your 360.
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We hear a great deal of doing your 360, which is an absolute for situational awareness.
Safety is everyone's job and responsibility.
Stay safe and look up along with your 360.
http://firefightersenemy.com
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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on
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is this a post Christmas Santa thing? looks like Santa was a little aggressive when he hit the chimney... perhaps Santa was hitting the nog a little heavy this past Christmas?
good post, we all need to be cognizant of what's going on around us.
hopefully, this is not in an earthquake prone area...
CBz
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Permalink Reply by Jason Hoevelmann on
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Nice, yeah, I thing he got into my whiskey cabinet before he left my house. Great post.
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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on
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Naw! it was the Mason and it was late in the day on Friday. Stay safe-Ish
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Permalink Reply by Doug on
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We had a chimney fire a couple weeks ago, 2-1/2 story, type V, probably built between 1945 and '60, no visible flames or smoke upon arrival, from the cap or inside the structure. We first checked the walls around the flue by feel and with the help of a TIC, and they were hot. We played with the damper a few times to see if we could get something to fall back down, nothing. So, we cleared the fire pit of the wood and embers, then placed a flare there to try to get some air to flow, nothing. Through our touch/feel and TIC investigation we determined the clog was right around the attic joist ceiling line. Chief sent a two man team to the roof to drop a chain to attempt to clear it. It was a very steep pitched roof with odd angles, having a ladder truck helps in getting up there, but they had to work off a roof ladder and tie in. I was still down in the living room with two other guys. Next thing we know, we hear a couple things hitting the roof and tumbling down off of it. We assumed they dropped their tools because of the difficulty and challenge of the steep roof pitch. After they were up there for just a few minutes they were able to clear the clog in the flue. When they came back down, and we were packing up, I asked them what the heck they dropped up there, they didn't drop anything. When they went to work one of them leaned against the chimney and it started crumbling. He said 3 or 4 bricks just came right off, with hardly any pressure.
Moral of the story, be careful around these things, no matter how sturdy they look.
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