Comments on: When Science Meets the Street http://firegeezer.com/2009/06/28/when-science-meets-the-street/ The Fire/EMS Digital Dayroom Wed, 23 May 2012 18:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://firegeezer.com/2009/06/28/when-science-meets-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 John Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:55:47 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=12131#comment-2929 At the fire you mention above, 4 members operating went to the burn center. One member deploying the blanket was blasted in the face with superheated gasses and smoke on the floor above when conditions changed. The other members were on the first line in the apartment. THIS IS A TOOL WITH LIMITED APPLICATION... if fire is coming out the windows, do not apply the blanket....it was made for wind DRIVEN fires, not every room and content fire with a breeze.. While I applaud the technological and scientific aspects of this curtain, it has yet to be introduced to a human factor. To my knowledge, NO TESTING WAS DONE WITH MEMBERS OPERATING ON THE LINE....because this is a dangerous place to be. I know that the curtain will stop the wind, but have the effects of the blanket now being in place been evaluated (SUCH AS STEAM CONVERSION ON THE MEMBERS....AND SUCH?) The brothers said once the blanket went down it felt like someone closed the door on the oven.... We got to keep learning and passing the info along.... At the fire you mention above, 4 members operating went to the burn center. One member deploying the blanket was blasted in the face with superheated gasses and smoke on the floor above when conditions changed. The other members were on the first line in the apartment.

THIS IS A TOOL WITH LIMITED APPLICATION… if fire is coming out the windows, do not apply the blanket….it was made for wind DRIVEN fires, not every room and content fire with a breeze..

While I applaud the technological and scientific aspects of this curtain, it has yet to be introduced to a human factor. To my knowledge, NO TESTING WAS DONE WITH MEMBERS OPERATING ON THE LINE….because this is a dangerous place to be.

I know that the curtain will stop the wind, but have the effects of the blanket now being in place been evaluated (SUCH AS STEAM CONVERSION ON THE MEMBERS….AND SUCH?) The brothers said once the blanket went down it felt like someone closed the door on the oven….

We got to keep learning and passing the info along….

]]> By: John http://firegeezer.com/2009/06/28/when-science-meets-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-14634 John Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=12131#comment-14634 At the fire you mention above, 4 members operating went to the burn center. One member deploying the blanket was blasted in the face with superheated gasses and smoke on the floor above when conditions changed. The other members were on the first line in the apartment. THIS IS A TOOL WITH LIMITED APPLICATION... if fire is coming out the windows, do not apply the blanket....it was made for wind DRIVEN fires, not every room and content fire with a breeze.. While I applaud the technological and scientific aspects of this curtain, it has yet to be introduced to a human factor. To my knowledge, NO TESTING WAS DONE WITH MEMBERS OPERATING ON THE LINE....because this is a dangerous place to be. I know that the curtain will stop the wind, but have the effects of the blanket now being in place been evaluated (SUCH AS STEAM CONVERSION ON THE MEMBERS....AND SUCH?) The brothers said once the blanket went down it felt like someone closed the door on the oven.... We got to keep learning and passing the info along.... At the fire you mention above, 4 members operating went to the burn center. One member deploying the blanket was blasted in the face with superheated gasses and smoke on the floor above when conditions changed. The other members were on the first line in the apartment.

THIS IS A TOOL WITH LIMITED APPLICATION… if fire is coming out the windows, do not apply the blanket….it was made for wind DRIVEN fires, not every room and content fire with a breeze..

While I applaud the technological and scientific aspects of this curtain, it has yet to be introduced to a human factor. To my knowledge, NO TESTING WAS DONE WITH MEMBERS OPERATING ON THE LINE….because this is a dangerous place to be.

I know that the curtain will stop the wind, but have the effects of the blanket now being in place been evaluated (SUCH AS STEAM CONVERSION ON THE MEMBERS….AND SUCH?) The brothers said once the blanket went down it felt like someone closed the door on the oven….

We got to keep learning and passing the info along….

]]> By: FossilMedic http://firegeezer.com/2009/06/28/when-science-meets-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2928 FossilMedic Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:00:45 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=12131#comment-2928 Thanks Bill! Thanks Bill!

]]> By: FossilMedic http://firegeezer.com/2009/06/28/when-science-meets-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-14633 FossilMedic Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=12131#comment-14633 Thanks Bill! Thanks Bill!

]]> By: Bill Carey http://firegeezer.com/2009/06/28/when-science-meets-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 Bill Carey Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:39:45 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=12131#comment-2927 On 17 February they had a fire on the 26th floor of a 33-sty building in Co-Op City. Rescue 3 and Squad 61 reported in with their blankets. Squad 61 was directed to deploy theirs; burnt it up so bad all that was left was the straps. Collyer Mansion conditions in the fire apartment as well. http://firefighterbehavior.blogspot.com/2009/02/collyer-and-blankets-in-projects.html On 17 February they had a fire on the 26th floor of a 33-sty building in Co-Op City. Rescue 3 and Squad 61 reported in with their blankets. Squad 61 was directed to deploy theirs; burnt it up so bad all that was left was the straps.

Collyer Mansion conditions in the fire apartment as well.
http://firefighterbehavior.blogspot.com/2009/02/collyer-and-blankets-in-projects.html

]]> By: Bill Carey http://firegeezer.com/2009/06/28/when-science-meets-the-street/comment-page-1/#comment-14632 Bill Carey Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=12131#comment-14632 On 17 February they had a fire on the 26th floor of a 33-sty building in Co-Op City. Rescue 3 and Squad 61 reported in with their blankets. Squad 61 was directed to deploy theirs; burnt it up so bad all that was left was the straps. Collyer Mansion conditions in the fire apartment as well. http://firefighterbehavior.blogspot.com/2009/02/collyer-and-blankets-in-projects.html On 17 February they had a fire on the 26th floor of a 33-sty building in Co-Op City. Rescue 3 and Squad 61 reported in with their blankets. Squad 61 was directed to deploy theirs; burnt it up so bad all that was left was the straps.

Collyer Mansion conditions in the fire apartment as well.
http://firefighterbehavior.blogspot.com/2009/02/collyer-and-blankets-in-projects.html

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