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House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
#3818171
12/21/22 07:57 PM
12/21/22 07:57 PM
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Luverne, AL
Skinny
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Fire fighters, EMT's and LEO's ya'll please chime in.
The last time we had this kind of nasty cold roll through there were numerous house fires throughout the state. Most were caused by people being stupid with space heaters, like putting them on carpet or next to the gas can stashed in their laundry room.
Ya'll tell some obvious or not so obvious stuff you have seen to help folks prevent that kind of crap from happening.
"Never Trust Government" -- Smart people.
"The Great thing we should Fear and the Weird Thing we Trust is Elon Musk" -- Me
"You can be broke but you cant be poor." -- Ruthie-May Webster
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: SouthBamaSlayer]
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12/21/22 08:11 PM
12/21/22 08:11 PM
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colbert county
cartervj
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Do not ever plug a space heater into an extension cord or power strip. They should always go straight into the wall. I’ve always wanted the answer as to why not. The only power strip I own have built in circuit breakers. I don’t use space heaters but was curious.
“Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.” ― Ronald Reagan
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: cartervj]
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12/21/22 08:17 PM
12/21/22 08:17 PM
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Mobile, AL
SouthBamaSlayer
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Mobile, AL
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Do not ever plug a space heater into an extension cord or power strip. They should always go straight into the wall. I’ve always wanted the answer as to why not. The only power strip I own have built in circuit breakers. I don’t use space heaters but was curious. Pulls too much current.
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: Skinny]
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12/21/22 08:22 PM
12/21/22 08:22 PM
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Tuscaloosa Co.
N2TRKYS
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I’ve been in several houses that use an open oven to heat their house.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: SouthBamaSlayer]
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12/21/22 08:41 PM
12/21/22 08:41 PM
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Elmore County, Al
gwstang
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Do not ever plug a space heater into an extension cord or power strip. They should always go straight into the wall. I’ve always wanted the answer as to why not. The only power strip I own have built in circuit breakers. I don’t use space heaters but was curious. Pulls too much current. Seems it would pull the same current (amps), no matter what it is plugged into?
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: gwstang]
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12/21/22 08:47 PM
12/21/22 08:47 PM
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Saraland, Alabama
hammerhead
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Do not ever plug a space heater into an extension cord or power strip. They should always go straight into the wall. I’ve always wanted the answer as to why not. The only power strip I own have built in circuit breakers. I don’t use space heaters but was curious. Pulls too much current. Seems it would pull the same current (amps), no matter what it is plugged into? Heater pulls the same amount of current, no matter what it's plugged in to. The issue is that the power strip can't handle the current. The heater causes the power strip to overheat Why You Shouldn’t Use Space Heaters with Power Strips and Extension Cords Think twice before plugging a heater into a power stripGreenfield Fire Territory says heaters need to be plugged directly into the wall outlet. Officals say the reason for this is that power strips and extension cords can't handle the high current flow that space heaters draw, causing them to overheat and start a fire. Officials say this can cause them to overheat and cause a fire.
Last edited by hammerhead; 12/21/22 08:49 PM.
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: Skinny]
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12/21/22 09:04 PM
12/21/22 09:04 PM
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Luverne, AL
Skinny
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Another one that gets overlooked is the greasy fume hood over the stove top. I gotta clean mine, and ya'll should do the same. The grease will build up in side it over time but will eventually get to a flash point.
"Never Trust Government" -- Smart people.
"The Great thing we should Fear and the Weird Thing we Trust is Elon Musk" -- Me
"You can be broke but you cant be poor." -- Ruthie-May Webster
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: Skinny]
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12/21/22 09:19 PM
12/21/22 09:19 PM
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Hoover
Fattyfireplug
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Fire fighters, EMT's and LEO's ya'll please chime in.
The last time we had this kind of nasty cold roll through there were numerous house fires throughout the state. Most were caused by people being stupid with space heaters, like putting them on carpet or next to the gas can stashed in their laundry room.
Ya'll tell some obvious or not so obvious stuff you have seen to help folks prevent that kind of crap from happening. I pulled a guy in a wheelchair out of a house fire during the last go around. Been a minute. He positioned his portable generator exhaust next to his siding. Flames were a few feet from his head when I made entry and rolled him out. He was laying down as close as he could to horizontal in his wheel chair when I found him.
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: Skinny]
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12/21/22 10:09 PM
12/21/22 10:09 PM
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B'ham/Gardendale
Fireman12
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I’ve been to several, where after a power outage, momma lights candles throughout the house……. pets, kids, etc knock those candles over or they went to sleep without blowing them out.
There are no rainy days...
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: Skinny]
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12/21/22 10:11 PM
12/21/22 10:11 PM
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B'ham/Gardendale
Fireman12
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Also been to a couple where families had heat lamps for their pets too close to exterior siding. Those fires will run right up to the attic with a quickness.
There are no rainy days...
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: Skinny]
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12/21/22 11:04 PM
12/21/22 11:04 PM
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Prattville
Dkhargroves
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Prattville
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Most electric space heaters these days cut off when they aren't level
There is 2 different high fence. 1 small and one big! Mine was free range in the big pen and was not a breeder buck. Why does it have to be twisted around??
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Re: House Fire Safety, EMT's FF, LEO etc...
[Re: Skinny]
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12/21/22 11:54 PM
12/21/22 11:54 PM
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Posts: 15,105
Tuscaloosa Co.
N2TRKYS
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The real fun starts when all the sprinkler systems start thawing. Lots of alarms being called in that day. 😩
83% of all statistics are made up.
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