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Washington D.C. Sprinkler Demo Burns Firefighter; Video Shows Members on Fire
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DC Fire & EMS officials now say a sergeant from Engine 6 (on the left with his helmet on fire) was burned on the cheek and hand during the sprinkler demonstration. He spent Wednesday night in the MedStar Burn Unit of the Washington Hospital Center and was released Thursday morning.
Usually the biggest worry for a fire chief who has gathered the public and the press together for a sprinkler demonstration is whether the sprinkler head is going to activate as promised. Livingston Fire Protection Inc. made sure that wasn't a problem during Wednesday's demonstration using two side by side mock dorm rooms at Gallaudet University in the District of Columbia. It operated at just 12 seconds into the fire.
It was the fire on the unsprinklered side that occurred minutes earlier that caused a little excitement and had Chief Dennis Rubin asking for someone to put out the firefighters. At about 3:10 on the video below you will see a plastic barrier melt and drip down in a large flaming clump on the three firefighters who were extinguishing the fire.
It was much more obvious to the audience than the firefighters themselves that something was amiss. All three had plastic burning on their PPE. It took a little more than 30 seconds before the fires were put out.
On Friday, DC Fire & EMS Department officials confirmed that a sergeant from Engine 6 was burned on the cheek and hand. He spent the night in the MedStar Burn Unit of the Washington Hospital Center and was released on Thursday.
WUSA9
Republished with Permission
View STATter911.com's FFN page
DC Fire & EMS officials now say a sergeant from Engine 6 (on the left with his helmet on fire) was burned on the cheek and hand during the sprinkler demonstration. He spent Wednesday night in the MedStar Burn Unit of the Washington Hospital Center and was released Thursday morning.
Usually the biggest worry for a fire chief who has gathered the public and the press together for a sprinkler demonstration is whether the sprinkler head is going to activate as promised. Livingston Fire Protection Inc. made sure that wasn't a problem during Wednesday's demonstration using two side by side mock dorm rooms at Gallaudet University in the District of Columbia. It operated at just 12 seconds into the fire.
It was the fire on the unsprinklered side that occurred minutes earlier that caused a little excitement and had Chief Dennis Rubin asking for someone to put out the firefighters. At about 3:10 on the video below you will see a plastic barrier melt and drip down in a large flaming clump on the three firefighters who were extinguishing the fire.
It was much more obvious to the audience than the firefighters themselves that something was amiss. All three had plastic burning on their PPE. It took a little more than 30 seconds before the fires were put out.
On Friday, DC Fire & EMS Department officials confirmed that a sergeant from Engine 6 was burned on the cheek and hand. He spent the night in the MedStar Burn Unit of the Washington Hospital Center and was released on Thursday.
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Permalink Reply by Tom Wheland on
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Sad part was that a "white hat" had them advance under the still burning plastic banner!
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Permalink Reply by Thomas Callaway on
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Just goes to show, even with the best planning and the best props,dumb tactics will ruin the shot. What the hell were they thinking? Why would you enter a demo box like that? Make sure your overhead is cooled and extinguished before entering a space. It may look cool to enter a burning room, covered with flames, but you know what? They give us nozzles with stream reach for a reason. Use it correctly
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Permalink Reply by Marc on
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that by-standard may be another firefighter or chief, if u look closely you can see a patch on his arm and a padio on his right side. Still, ther should have been another team or emember with a safety line.
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Permalink Reply by sergio miguel rocha duro on
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hi everybody. this fire was not very good.
but to do and serving drills
hug buddies
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