Grease Fire Demonstration

[ilovemydogapollo]

We had a grease fire today. Specifically, I caused it. I always thought until today that I was pretty good under pressure. All I could think of was "OMIGOD, I DESTROYED MY CHILDHOOD HOME!!!!" Those exercises where you think "What would I grab if my house was on fire?" didn't matter: I didn't think at ALL. Luckily, my dog was thinking enough to get outside and my mom was fast in getting the baking soda. Our microwave was the only thing destroyed. Sweet God, it could have been worse.

[mariakcee]

we had a grease fire in our home today. thankfully it was minor and we got it taken care of quickly, but i'm a little traumatized and afraid to cook with butter and grease now. :C

[706michaelwilliam]

i wanted to wath it burn longer

[lcbluibird]

Grease fires are the #1 cause of home fire. firesafetymarketing.us

[lcbluibird]

Grease fires are the #1 cause of home fire.

firesafetymarketing.us

[emersondavis]

Well that family must have done a hell of a lot of fryin to have that wall look like that.

[sameo416]

He should have his visor down and his bunker pants on...dealing with a flaming splash hazard. Not a good example to set.

[peeweesherman]

@DrmrGuy1979 Oh yeah, you did..and probably a few other people too. thanks though,

[toxzen]

can you die in this????

[dandymcgee]

@toxzen Well considering that fact that it's a fire.. yes duh.

[peeweesherman]

Any questions? Yes, why is there a propane tank below the grease fire demo?

[brenthoser99]

When fire flares up like that I still twitch, I lit myself on fire 1.5 months ago and I am "scard" for life now. stupid fire.... stupid me.

[emmatmills]

when i was in high school we had a science class room that had a scolded black roof...and us students always use to annoy the teacher to tell us what it was, one day he did...he got a shot glass sized about of oil super heated it, waited for it to catch fire then sprayed water on it...

needless to say we found out why the class room was blackened.

massive fireball, i think there may have been some singe hair also

[aaronfromhastings]

This is why I never cook with oil.

[steventean]

y does water cause a grease fire 2 spred?

[bloodybleeder]

@steventean water evaporates the moment it his the hot oil, hydrogen and oxygen gases are both flammable.

[steventean]

o. so how do salt & baking soda stop it?

[iPeeOnPeons]

@steventean salt is not necessary. baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is the active ingredient in fire extinguishers because when heated it released carbon dioxide and it smothers the fire. the reason it is called baking soda is because when it is heated and releases carbon dioxide it causes doughs to rise.

[Zerethon]

@steventean Water and oil don't mix, Water sinks under oil when you put them in the same container because oil is lighter

Dumping water into hot oil causes it to sink rapidly, and boil instantly upon contact with the heated vessel the oil is in, causing the oil to be carried upwards rapidly by steam, where, if it's on fire or can ignite, it will flash up like a fuel-air explosive

[gators288]

who uses the pistol grip nozzles?....... pussys

[TomTheTechnician]

Don't use a damp wash cloth unless you were dumb enough to not have the lid next to the pot. A properly fitting lid will work the best. Put the lid on, turn off the heat, then leave it there to cool.

[dahoboman]

Or you could just learn to cook.

[avrilrocks55]

Yeah...hear the kids scream....lol. The guy was laughing XD. If there is a grease fire,turn off the heat,put a SLIGHTLY damp washcloth over the pan(dont want to too dry,or it catches on fire,dont want it too wet to where it drips into the fire.). The fire should go away.

[mardar18]

I like that they have a propanetank RIGHT under the fire, and with the water=OH SHI-

[1987hawkeye]

my dad is a firefighter everyday before he goes to work i worry that i am gonna lose him

[OldTimeyJunk]

he'll be fine - those suits they have on are veer good

[1987hawkeye]

i understand but have you herd of the charlston 9 my dad had to do color guard for them and well it was there hole fire department that was wrong cause they didnt wear masks and they were not as a team together they were all split up and i am just scared one day it will flash on them

[MCSuire]

You father is a brave man. You both have my respect.

[1987hawkeye]

thank you

[MCSuire]

This is why me and my family only fry things OUTSIDE.

[1987hawkeye]

just as long as its not anywhere close to the edge of the roof you should be fine unless you really care about your grass but if your like me you dont have any

[cesar11duran]

the firefighter should of put his mask on

[firefighterkec8211]

he was in a oxygen enriched area he was ok ...but he should have had his face shield down!!

[cesar11duran]

holy sh** ur a fire fighter

[firefighterkec8211]

and your point is?

[cesar11duran]

so your not a fire fighter dammit!!! =(

[flintmode]

Totally not fake. Anyone that believes this is fake should walk into your kitchen right now, start a grease fire then dump a glass of water onto it! You'll find out just how fake it really is.

[lowtone10]

i saw this on mythbusters, it sprays the oil everywhere, which ignites

[estopolis]

First off, It's not fake. Second he is demonstrating what happens if you attempt to extinguish a grease fire with water.

The reason the fire expands so rapidly is because when water turns to steam it expands 1700 times from its size as water. When you pour a cup of water into a pot of flaming grease it will sink to the bottom and boil then instantly evaporate, expanding and throwing flaming grease out of the pot.

[Neuroelectronic]

Fake.

[1987hawkeye]

dude its not fake make a video get some hot grease throw water on it and if your eye brows arent there anymore you will know i am rite

[Argee11]

and that's why you should bake everything!

[fastjeep86]

You'd think they'd have a safer place to put the propane tank then directly underneath the fire...

[SuperSiggiboy]

Yes, I saw the propane tank too. I thought this was the Fire Brigade, and they are quite stupid if they put the propane tank directly under the fire...

[Michael0808Milo]

@fastjeep86 Heat rises dumbass, the tank is fine, as for the other 27 that thumbed you up. they're also idiots.

[LukeL007]

He is actually showing what a back draft is.

[mxfrmbarsspbdsrtrver]

no, he isnt.

[LukeL007]

When he covered it the oxygen in the pan was used up, when he uncovered it the oxygen flowed back in and caused it to reignite, because the oil was still above its flash point. This is basically the same thing that happens in a back draft

[mxfrmbarsspbdsrtrver]

That is true, although he is not demonstrating that, only how to displace the oxygen and put the fire out. Your reply to my comment should have been your first comment to avoid becoming mixed up.

[wrh1333]

Anyone else see a problem with this guy NOT having all of his PPE on?? This is how we hurt firefighters... WEAR ALL OFYOUR PPE ALL OF THE TIME!!

[AroundSun]

i agree

[WHATZCRACKALACKIN]

i am never letting my family cook with grease again

[xhaylowx]

i got 2nd degree burns from adding water to burnt grease that wasn't on fire.

[Taffinmafaffin]

I wander how big it would be with something commercial sized? :D

[Bakazuraz]

I work at McDonald's with giant multi-galloned vats of grease. Shivers go down my spine knowing that some idiot work would throw water on a grease fire if one would break out.

[Slacktoo]

@Bakazuraz All I read was "I work at McDonald's" and I couldn't stop laughing

[RavenMad101]

@Slacktoo oooh burn nice one

[CaptainNensho]

@Bakazuraz must suck being a minimum wage bitch!

[Bakazuraz]

@CaptainNensho Eh, it's paid my way through 3 years of college, not so bad. And I'm about 50 cents above the minimum wage :)

[MrRofl32]

@Bakazuraz Can I have a Big Mac?

[Bakazuraz]

@MrRofl32 Should've been there on April 18th, if you bought a Big Mac you got the 2nd one for a penny.

[MrRofl32]

@Bakazuraz :(

[k0ehl3r]

diaf

[MegaMacTV]

Demonstrate.

[chuckh77]

Very nice demonstration, definately gets the point across

[grignosse]

I am a Training Officer in my dept., and I plan on doing a training with the guys similar to this one...I like the partial room, it add a reality touch to it...Very good! 5 stars

[skaterdog74]

CHEEZE AN EGZ DAWG!!

[twofiveeight]

I get the point but the viewer is at a disadvantage because the camera is positioned at the fireman's backside for the most part and the sound quality is poor with the motor in the background.

[sciencefreak007]

wow