Why Use Fire Department Training Videos

By Maryanne Goff


Many people think that a fire is just that, and that they all can be fought in the same way. This is a wrong, and potentially dangerous, assumption. Fire Department training videos can really help people to understand the nature of fires, and how they can be safely tackled. One thing that an individual should always bear in mind is, do not attempt to tackle one if it will put you at risk, leave it for the professionals.

With regards to conflagrations, they do all share certain elements. For a blaze to support itself it needs three things. These are oxygen, heat and fuel. Quite often these things are cumulatively known as the fire triangle. The removal of any one of these things will reduce the ferocity of the blaze and bring it under control.

In tackling a blaze other factors need to be considered, such as situation and location. A residential blaze would require a different approach to an industrial incident. Although the crews at each incident would still have the same aim of disrupting that triangle of elements.

Remember the last time that you saw a firetruck at an incident. It would be supplied with continuous water from a hydrant. The water is ultimately directed at the blaze via the hoses running out from the truck. The purpose of the water is to cool the flames and the immediate area. In so doing this will disrupt the heat portion of the triangle.

Now if you think of an electrical fire, you would rightly be concerned about adding water to a live electrical circuit. Everyone should be aware that water and electricity don't mix. These fires are fought by using something like a carbon dioxide extinguisher. The carbon dioxide is heavier than oxygen, and will displace it. This will remove the oxygen element from the triangle.

Now consider any news clips you might have seen about plane incidents at airports. The appliances fight the threat of infernos by utilising foam. It is easy to see how something like an aircraft is similar to a fuel truck, both contain large amounts of dangerous fuels. The foam is used to smother any possible blaze. This forms a barrier separating oxygen from the fuel, so breaking up that potential triangle.

A small blaze has to be dealt with in a positive manner to prevent it getting out of control and becoming an inferno. Anything that the blaze could possibly feed upon needs to be either removed or cooled. By doing so the triangle is once again disrupted by removing either heat or fuel, or hopefully both.

All of the fire department training videos will graphically depict such methods in tackling blazes. More importantly they demonstrate how to do such things safely. If you find yourself in such a situation and you are not sure of your capabilities, retreat and wait the arrival of the professional crews. Remember it makes their job easier if you can pass on as much relevant information as possible.




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