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I've seen cars burn like that after hitting trees, guardrails, other cars... just about any high speed collision has the risk of starting a fire. It's certainl
by JshWright 13y ago
I've seen cars burn like that after hitting trees, guardrails, other cars... just about any high speed collision has the risk of starting a fire.
It's certainly not majority of wrecks, but it's a high enough percentage that most departments have an SOP that the first engine company in on the wreck will stretch a handline (they might not charge it, but fire is enough of a concern that they'll be ready to deal with it very quickly should the need arise).
- mindcrime 13y agoYeah, fires definitely happen as a result of collisions, they just aren't terribly common. Or at least that's been my experience. I think there's an NFPA (or IFSAC or similar) recommendation on the charged handline thing, but my department defaulted to stretching a line but not charging in most cases. But we did require a charged line in place on any extrication scenarios.