May 012009
Well, it is that time of year in our department. Yep, Live Fire training. It is cool, but a little boring. But the important aspect to it is understanding fire behavior. When I was in recruit training and being so tall my helmet face shield melted (it was not down on my face though.) People wonder why firefighters stay so low to the ground, it is because hot gases rise. So closer to the floor the temperature can be only 250 F, whilst at 5″ it could be over 800 F. I will try and get some photos to show more detail.
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