Comments on: When Firefighting Demo Goes Bad. http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:44:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jochen http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-58548 Jochen Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:08:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/#comment-58548 i think he earned a nomination for the "dumbest fire-fighter in the universe award"! i think he earned a nomination for the "dumbest fire-fighter in the universe award"!

]]> By: Denita TwoDragons http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-58329 Denita TwoDragons Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:47:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/#comment-58329 Um, I can find all sorts of major firefighter no-nos on this clip: 1. You don't use a standard fire extinguisher on a PETROLEUM fire, it just spreads the oil-based stuff around and the moving air generated around the spray causes the spreading flames to flare up worse... 2. The subgenius firefighter then goes on to start ANOTHER fire while standing in a pool of the extinguisher-petroleum mess... 3. ...while still holding the highly-flammable can of gas he just poured onto the fire... 4. ...and then he panics, and fails to do the most basic thing that even kindergarteners the world over are taught--Stop, Drop and Roll--and flings the resulting Can O' Liquid Conflagration around. This guy shouldn't be trusted with anything more flammable than a soggy dishrag. Yipes! --TwoDragons Um, I can find all sorts of major firefighter no-nos on this clip:

1. You don't use a standard fire extinguisher on a PETROLEUM fire, it just spreads the oil-based stuff around and the moving air generated around the spray causes the spreading flames to flare up worse...

2. The subgenius firefighter then goes on to start ANOTHER fire while standing in a pool of the extinguisher-petroleum mess...

3. ...while still holding the highly-flammable can of gas he just poured onto the fire...

4. ...and then he panics, and fails to do the most basic thing that even kindergarteners the world over are taught--Stop, Drop and Roll--and flings the resulting Can O' Liquid Conflagration around.

This guy shouldn't be trusted with anything more flammable than a soggy dishrag. Yipes!

--TwoDragons

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-58308 ted Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:58:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/#comment-58308 Oh, come on. You expect police officers and firefighters to be superhuman? For the first few seconds, it was a surprise. This person reacted like any person would react. We may expect firefighters to have better reaction time, but get serious. The clip was a few seconds at most. Really, you guys take all the fun out of watching someone set a businessman on fire. Oh, come on.
You expect police officers and firefighters to be superhuman?

For the first few seconds, it was a surprise. This person reacted like any person would react. We may expect firefighters to have better reaction time, but get serious. The clip was a few seconds at most.

Really, you guys take all the fun out of watching someone set a businessman on fire.

]]> By: MisterTrilby http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-58304 MisterTrilby Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:42:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/#comment-58304 Yes, one would expect a FIREFIGHTER to act logically when engulfed in flames! Yes, one would expect a FIREFIGHTER to act logically when engulfed in flames!

]]> By: KChasm http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-58271 KChasm Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:46:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/#comment-58271 Because, you know, we all react so logically when we become engulfed in flames. Because, you know, we all react so logically when we become engulfed in flames.

]]> By: dead_red_eyes http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-58262 dead_red_eyes Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:54:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/16/when-firefighting-demo-goes-bad/#comment-58262 That guy throwing the gas around (in red) should be fired from the dept. What an idiot. That guy throwing the gas around (in red) should be fired from the dept. What an idiot.

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