Salvage: Water Removal Trick...Using His Head

[wraftery 1,275]

I was impressed by this salvage maneuver. The Captain who thought of it on-the-spot gets an "Attaboy" from me.

The scenario: Small fire in the living room of an upper floor apartment in a multiple dwelling. Sprinkler activation of one head controlled the fire, but caused the building's fire pump to kick in, feeding the one head with 150psi. (As you know, sprinklers are made to operate at 15psi). Needless to say, this soaked the furniture and carpets completely, and eventually water was going to go to the floors below.

A bathroom was close by, so the Captain took his sheetrock knife and cut a challel from the living room to the bathroom door as wide as a push broom or squegee. He had his crew pull up the carpet and padding where he had made the cuts and remove the toilet.

The "canal" made the squeegee job pretty easy.

[wraftery 1,275]

This is about my third try to post this, but I think it's worth the effort

[SageVigiles 1,194]

Not a bad idea at all. Thanks Chief!