Humpday Hangout: Rekindles and Building Construction
Mike Dugan, Bill Gustin, and the panel talk about building materials and contents that are prone to smoldering and subsequent rekindling.
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Rekindle
Let’s always try and be as thorough as we can and work together in opening up and extinguishing every fire we encounter to avoid the dreaded rekindle
Rekindle vs. Spoliation
Todd Soong emphasizes that firefighters should be mindful of evidence while overhauling a fire scene so as not to interfere with the fire investigator’s responsibility to prepare an accurate and complete report on the fire’s cause and source of origin.
River Rouge (MI) Firefighters Respond to Rekindle
River Rouge (MI) firefighters responded recently to a rekindle of an earlier house fire.
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Overhaul and Fire Extension
Overhaul is not the glamour side of firefighting, but it is a critical operation to prevent extension and rekindles. Daniel Sheridan shares some overhaul stories from New York fire incidents and discusses how to balance being thorough and being professional.
Fire Rekindles at Chicago Warehouse
Fire rekindled the day after a fire in a warehouse required a massive response by firefighters in the Bridgeport section of Chicago, Illinois.
Dunn’s Dispatch: Rekindle Fires
Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility. Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance of overhaul operations.
Rekindles
They happen to the best of fire companies; however, rekindles should be few and far between.
HOW TO AVOID REKINDLES
There's nothing like a rekindle to ruin a fire officer's day. It's more than the damaged pride or embarrassment. There can be liability implications as well. The officer who makes the final determination that a fire is completely extinguished and allows a family to reoccupy its home bears an enormous responsibility for that family's safety.
Rekindle
Have you ever had one of those days when things seem to start out too good to be true and end with everyone wondering what can go wrong next? Let me tell you about the shift that Murphy's Law worked on before time in its infinite mercy blurs the details.