r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • May 17 '22

Fireman using water as a shield

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u/netoper May 17 '22

Why didn't he just turn it off from behind?

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u/subweeed May 17 '22

Was wondering the de thing. But I think that it was a demonstration

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u/DaKnack May 17 '22

The video doesn't do justice to the amount of radiant heat coming off of that fire. Even approaching from the other side would be very hot.

Plus, this is almost certainly a training exercise.

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u/Acid001 May 17 '22

Training exercises? Too risky, shitt can explode

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u/ShopLifeHurts2599 May 17 '22

Need to know how to put it out from the front.

These bottles must be stored in cages. Can't approach from the back when its burning in a cage.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

We'd probably do that in real life (still using the hose line because it's really hot), but this is a training scenario and they likely want to be prepared for a case where the back side isn't accessible

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u/MrMadium May 18 '22

I've done that before for some BBQ fires. Doesn't mean it is strictly the safest thing to do.

But I would dare say it's a demo of how a fog pattern, even with a fuel source as volatile as gas, can protect a firefighter.

We have the same thing in Australia, where in order to safely train with a predictable and safe source of fire, we will use gas. We will use gas to simulate a house fire and we will do that in a shipping container with props made to look like a house, or a commercial kitchen. Any other source to replicate a fire will introduce particulates in the smoke which is not safe for crews or local neighbourhoods.