FF catches fire while cutting a door

[Guest]

Has anyone seen this video?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4893123964719164150

[HFD750 6]

Never saw it before...But maybe don't fill up your equipment in the same area your going to be using it... Just a thought. Sparks and fuel MMmm.

[Guest]

It's says that the gas spilled while he was using it and you can see thats what happened. Good thing for PPE, but minus points for the open coat...lucky guy

Edited February 2, 2007 by lfdR1

[tbendick 27]

FDNY has a recent incident very much like this one. Member was sent to force a steel door on the basement, however needed a saw due to it being reinforced.

Member carried the saw over his shoulder with the strap and when he started to cut his gear caught fire. Member ran back outside and the FAST team put out the fire and treated him. Worse injury was from being thrown on the floor.

Investigation says something along the lines of: Cap on gas tank was either defective or cross threaded allowing gas to leak down the members back without him knowing..

[Guest]

Stop. Get pulled. Run. Get dropped. And slide into home.

I thought is was stop, drop and roll.