1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Got several here. One is waiting to be crushed.
clean hairy
Well-Known Member
Imagine the center manager when the driver returned to the building.
"You dummy!" "I told you to burn the route, NOT the truck!"
"You dummy!" "I told you to burn the route, NOT the truck!"
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
It's a hot load.... better get it on the door.
TheMachine
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Depends what stage the fire is in.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Did the company provide any sort of comprehensive fire fighting training ?
oldngray
nowhere special
TheMachine
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Great thing about fire extinguishers is they are made to use without training. I’m not saying he had to use it, the intial comment was asking was he was in the engine compartment so it’s a possibility he was.
I’m a firefighter and there’s nothing wrong with using the extinguisher to try and knock down a minor issue with it if you can, which is why I said depends what stage the fire is in. Could save the vehicle and it’s contents and all you did was pull the pin, point and shoot. All that’s important is your constantly aware of changing conditions and don’t be a hero. If it’s not doing anything leave it and get away.
Anything more than it being a small fire there’s no debate, leave the vehicle and move as far away as possible before calling 911.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
...but it has to be the right kind of extinguisher....
The 9 Types of Fire Extinguishers and How To Use Them - Fireline
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Drivers are not trained to be heroes. (or paid)
Is saving a box of printer paper, or a case of Gatorade.... worth it ?
-Bug-
Future
Victory Ride
Yes .... but if I saw a human in trouble on route ..be it fire etc ... I would
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
...and you would be covered by the Good Samaritan laws if your efforts were unsuccessful...
TheMachine
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The one on the truck is the right kind, they’re universal.
That would be why it’s on the truck.
TheMachine
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Up to the individual
OrioN
double tap o da horn dooshbag
https://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/01/23/how-to-use-a-fire-extinguisher/
Knew about PASS methods...
Didn't know about class D or K types of extinguishers
Aren't most just ABC?
Operational needs
Virescit Vulnere Virtus
OrioN
double tap o da horn dooshbag
It's part of my pretrip... green= charged
TheMachine
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D is flammable/combustible metals and K is grease/oils, more industrial use. Go into a commercial kitchen you will see them to supplement their built in appliance suppression systems. Your average extinguisher for home and car will be ABC yeah, dry chemical.
rod
Retired 22 years
All I remember is once in 30 years they told us to give them a good shaking before we left the building. They had a little gauge on them that showed good or bad but who knows if that worked. I'm sure UPS got them on low bid. The one time I had a fire mine worked but it didn't do much good because it was an electrical fire and those don't stop until a wire has burned all the way through.
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