Near Miss: Gas Lift Cylinder Explodes
I've read a couple of different accounts over past couple of weeks dealing with the gas lift cylinders in cars. This near miss report addresses this same safety issue:
THE FIREFIGHTERS ADVANCED THE TRASH LINE TO THE CAR. WALKING IN FRONT OF THE CAR THEY HAD THE DRIVER CHARGE THE LINE AS THEY ADVANCED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR. AS THEY WERE GOING IN FRONT OF THE CAR, THE LEFT SIDE HOOD GAS LIFT CYLINDER EXPLODED AND CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND PROCEEDED TO PASS BETWEEN TWO OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS.
Read the rest of the report - it's short.
It's easy to get complacent for "just a car fire", but we all have to fight that urge. Here are the discussion questions:
Does your department have an SOP for fighting car fires?
Do your firefighters actually follow the SOP?
What other hazards do firefighters face when extinguishing a car fire?
Posted February 23, 2006 09:19 AM · Link
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