bennybenny
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yes a great idea in my opinion ..had a house fire 2 years back and it came in very handing knowing my landy had one fitted
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YORKIE_GAV
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Got set up by some mates back in the army, they'd made a booby trap in an Iso container with a fire extinguisher set to go off when i lifted a box full of landy parts they knew i'd have to go in to get. Waited till i lifted it then closed the door laughing!
Nearly bloody suffocated, they were sh*ting theirselves when they dragged me out hardly breathing.
Guilted many a beer out of em after that though so all was good in the end
Nearly bloody suffocated, they were sh*ting theirselves when they dragged me out hardly breathing.
Guilted many a beer out of em after that though so all was good in the end
jay ward
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Yes halon has been banned, shame. It DID work proper. I think it was banned because it is bad for the atmosphere. I don't think it had anything to do with the fact it eats oxygen and suffocates anyone in the room as well as the fire. I opt for the CO2 and a life hammer. Dry powder as a last resort or on fuel fire. The most common powder type (ABC) contains ammonium phosphate. This stuff well wreck your motor as it is corrosive.
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Think halon has been banned for buildings, dunno about anywhere else.Had it in an it office i used to work in cos sprinklers would muller the computers.All the masks were next to the door, no chance of getting to em and what happens if there more bods than masks?You ever used co2 outside? Its a bit ****ty. Wheres Sean?Surely fireman sam would be the best bod to ask. I think traffic plod have had their extinguishers taken away cos of the hazards involved in car fires. I have 2.5kg powder and tird party fire n theft insurance so dont care if it wrecks my motor.
don't know why it isn't law to have an extinguisher fitted, and have it checked as part of the MOT - it would save so many vehicles and a good few lives. The dry powder one's are best for vehicle use - spraying water on burning fuel isn't such a good idea.
People tend not to think properly when faced with "a slight burning smell" - or "there was a little bit of smoke coming from the engine" - simply turning the engine off and removing the keys will often prevent electrical issues (that might have caused the smoke) turning into a fully involved fire. A quick blast from of powder (aimed in the right place) will usually put out most small fires - but having the awareness to act fast in these situations isn't something people often consider.
Trying to tackle a fully involved fire in a 40' trailer with a 2.5Kg bottle isn't a good idea - that only works in Stephen Segal films.
Ponder this, and it might save you and your families lives one day:
It's 2am your fast asleep in bed and you get woken by your fire alarm (you do have at least one i hope) - you open the bed room door and there's fire coming up your stairs such that you can't escape down them - what would you do ?
People tend not to think properly when faced with "a slight burning smell" - or "there was a little bit of smoke coming from the engine" - simply turning the engine off and removing the keys will often prevent electrical issues (that might have caused the smoke) turning into a fully involved fire. A quick blast from of powder (aimed in the right place) will usually put out most small fires - but having the awareness to act fast in these situations isn't something people often consider.
Trying to tackle a fully involved fire in a 40' trailer with a 2.5Kg bottle isn't a good idea - that only works in Stephen Segal films.
Ponder this, and it might save you and your families lives one day:
It's 2am your fast asleep in bed and you get woken by your fire alarm (you do have at least one i hope) - you open the bed room door and there's fire coming up your stairs such that you can't escape down them - what would you do ?
This mentions the use of Freon - but it was actually Halon 1301, this is quite a recent incident but it does show what can happens when things go tits up
Russia: 20 Suffocate In Nuke Sub Accident - CBS News
Russia: 20 Suffocate In Nuke Sub Accident - CBS News
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try n go out the window.Easier sed than done though.
do your windows open, can you drop to the floor without damaging yourself - what if you have kids in another rooms across the landing, would they know what to do ?
Dent
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I live in an old cottage , the bedroom window is only about 12ft on to a lawn, just hope I never have to try it.
Years ago we lived in a flat above an indian , must have been 20ft onto the street with no fire escape.
We only stayed there a few months,not long after the street was sealed off cos the indians had left the gas on over night.
Years ago we lived in a flat above an indian , must have been 20ft onto the street with no fire escape.
We only stayed there a few months,not long after the street was sealed off cos the indians had left the gas on over night.
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Dent
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About 8 mile from us so not much point.
not much point doing what ?
Dent
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yes locking but ive binned all the keys (if yer cant unlock the window break it top corners but thats chuffing hard on double glazing, and why have locks? Billy burgular has to smah the windows any way!),Without damaging me self?Possibly with a bit of dangling, no saupan lids yet.
The time it would take a fire engine to get here, be nowt left
having something left is better than nothing - assuming you can get out of your windows (in all weathers) and therefore believing there's no point having the means to call 999 from a bedroom could be a fatal mistake
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oh and me mobile(and wifes)are alarm clocks for us
Dent
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And mine but no signal here ,a few months ago the little girl kept having nightmares about the house being on fire
, makes you think .ssmn1234
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Just to dampen all of your thoughts, a recent update course I went to involving correct use of fire extinguishers, the teach says Class D for Aluminium etc, but he also said that the amount needed to put out a Land Rover would be impossible to carry it in the vehicle. So I suppose if you can put the electrical or fuel fire out before the Aliminium catches you be OK, but otherwise walk away from it.
Just to dampen all of your thoughts, a recent update course I went to involving correct use of fire extinguishers, the teach says Class D for Aluminium etc, but he also said that the amount needed to put out a Land Rover would be impossible to carry it in the vehicle. So I suppose if you can put the electrical or fuel fire out before the Aliminium catches you be OK, but otherwise walk away from it.
if there's enough heat there to have set the ali alight you really need to be as far away as possible - and be thinking about where you'll be buying your new landy from
