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Originally Posted by Rusty
In the power plant. We had to train with everything we had on site. From the 5 lbs that was in the vehicles up to using a 3" hose. We trained on chemical, electrical, fuel, trash, metal, etc. The electrical and metal fires are scary. The electrical because you could be dealing with 525KV (525,000) volts. The metal because if you use the wrong stuff. You make it worse. If you catch a car fire in time. You can put it out using a 5 lb'er.
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Our hoses were just 2.5" but still a lot to handle. Especially when you weigh about 120 pounds.
If it's a 525 kV fire, I'm headed the other way. Let somebody that knows what they are doing handle it.
IF you get to the fire soon enough AND you know how to use an extinguisher. As with compression tubing fittings, a lot of people don't have the slightest idea how to do it right.