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As per article, the CFA wasn't able to put it out, and had to just let it burn. If this was in summer then that would be taking resources away from quickly resp
by akdor1154 5y ago
As per article, the CFA wasn't able to put it out, and had to just let it burn. If this was in summer then that would be taking resources away from quickly responding to the hundreds of other callouts they get - I'm not super happy with the idea of volunteers spending their time to babysit a chemical fire from equipment that clearly hasn't been designed for local conditions.
You're right most of the risk is at the start - my anger is directed at a big U.S. tech company landing Victorian firefighters with a babysitting job.
- concordDance 5y agoIf they actually do have many fires to deal with (which I doubt, most firefighting departments don't) then they can just put a barrier around it and leave it. No need to babysit.
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- tankenmate 5y agoThere are a number of points on this that are wrong; a) temperatures in that region can regularly get over 40°C (104°F) during summer, a stray spark or flare up can easily get out of hand b) during bushfire season sometimes as many as 10,000 fire fighters can be deployed (professional as well as part time volunteers) with fires sometimes consuming more than 1 million acres during one season. Most bushfire season fire fighters are very busy; in the 2008-2009 season it lasted from September to March. c) the best way to contain a lithium fire is to keep the temperature down, which means fire fighters on site with hoses for an extended period.