Fire During Our ICe Storm In DFW.
Feb 23, 2015 23:03:48 GMT -5
Post by jerbear on Feb 23, 2015 23:03:48 GMT -5
Sunday morning about 0930 we had us a little fire. Someone was able to get some cell shots of it. An office building with a bunch of empty lease spaces full of stacked junk and refinishing materials. In the first photo is the door we had to breech with rescue saws. A metal security screen followed by a steel framed glass door. We wore out that diamond blade getting through this. The rookies stepped back hence the nozzle sitting there until we backed off with the forcible entry tools. You may click on the photo for a much bigger look at it.
You can't see it here, but it was beginning to rain, sleet and the temps dropped to right at 32 degrees with a wind. On the right of the screen my truck TR39 was covered in smoke and me and my fellow truck guys were already on the roof (can't see us because of the smoke) trying to ventilate it. The hole we got was small because of the numerous layers of asphalt and gravel with a heavy gauge corrugated steel roof underneath it all. It wore us out getting through it.
Later in the day the really bad weather arrived and we spent the rest of the shift on car wrecks.
Rob, we had to shut down I-30 after an 18 wheeler, a Celadon truck, jack knifed and the shredded cab was overhanging the lake, Ray Hubbard. He ruptured his outboard diesel tank and spilled everything down the lake. Too late for any salvage or HAZMAT to mitigate that by the time we got there in the ice. We let our water dept handle all that. A very busy day for us as bad weather blew in on Sunday.
You can't see it here, but it was beginning to rain, sleet and the temps dropped to right at 32 degrees with a wind. On the right of the screen my truck TR39 was covered in smoke and me and my fellow truck guys were already on the roof (can't see us because of the smoke) trying to ventilate it. The hole we got was small because of the numerous layers of asphalt and gravel with a heavy gauge corrugated steel roof underneath it all. It wore us out getting through it.
Later in the day the really bad weather arrived and we spent the rest of the shift on car wrecks.
Rob, we had to shut down I-30 after an 18 wheeler, a Celadon truck, jack knifed and the shredded cab was overhanging the lake, Ray Hubbard. He ruptured his outboard diesel tank and spilled everything down the lake. Too late for any salvage or HAZMAT to mitigate that by the time we got there in the ice. We let our water dept handle all that. A very busy day for us as bad weather blew in on Sunday.
