3 ms·
San Francisco has 66 fire trucks the last time I checked (I’m an SFFD volunteer). If there is a bad enough earthquake they will not come for you. The sheer volu
by almost_usual 9y ago
San Francisco has 66 fire trucks the last time I checked (I’m an SFFD volunteer). If there is a bad enough earthquake they will not come for you. The sheer volume of fires and service response calls will overwhelm them. It is your responsibility and the responsibility of volunteers in your community to make sure everyone is safe or triaged correctly the first 2 days (7 days better) after a disaster.
Neighborhoods will definitely burn but containment will be more of a factor of how windy it is and how easy it is to get to water.
- et-al 9y ago> If there is a bad enough earthquake [the fire department] will not come for you. The sheer volume of fires and service response calls will overwhelm them. Wish your comment was higher up. If you're in the Bay Area: sign up for a NERT/CERT class, buy an ABC fire extinguisher, and know where and how to shut off your gas line. Assume the fire department will not get to you. SF NERT: http://sf-fire.org/neighborhood-emergency-response-team-nert http://sf-fire.org/neighborhood-emergency-response-team-nert
- kakwa_ 9y agoIf there are wide spread fires all around your building, I don't think small extinguishers from few uncoordinated volontaries would help. In such event, I would do only one thing: run.
- et-al 9y agoFires start off small then grow. If you have a fire in your home and can put it out early by yourself, that's the best scenario. I'm not advocating for anyone to run around playing fire fighter.