Salvage Tactic of the Month

[wraftery 1,275]

I tried to post this before, but it appears to have disappeared into cyberspace. Sorry. If you've been looking to open it before, just be aware that I couldn't find it either, so here's a restart:

The scene: Fire in an upper floor living room of a multiple dwelling. Sprinkler system controlled the fire, but the building's fire pump activated, feeding one head with 150psi. (As you know, a sprinkler head is made to operate at 15psi min) Consequently, the entire room and contents was soaked, and there was a potential for a lot of water damage to floors below.

A quick thinking Captain noted that there was almost a straight line to the bathroom door, pulled out a utility knife and

cut two cuts in the carpet between the living room and bathroom. The cuts were as wide apart as a squeegee blade or push broom. He had his company remove the toilet and rip up the carpet and padding from where he cut the channel.

I talked to one guy in his company who said that water removal was easy.

You are never too old to learn something.