Opps Fire Truck Fire

fire truck on fire when fighting a wildfire

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• fire
• truck
• wildland
• wildfire

[robstrevor]

"We can NOT tell the chief about this!" LOL

[station079]

Contrary to what the Media and Hollywood would have you believe, gas tanks on vehicles rarely explode when a vehicle catches on fire. Most explosions you see come from other sources on a vehicle, like tires. In my 32 years in the Fire Service, I have never seen a gas tank "Explode". I'm sure it has happened, but not very often.

[station079]

@R5H4D0W Like I said before, vehicle gas tanks rarely explode. I'm sure what you witnessed was more than likely a tire, shock absorber, bumper strut or ?. If the truck was burning in the cab, unless it was an old truck, the gas tank probably didn't become involved since most trucks over the last 30 years have the fuel tank between the frame rails under the bed. If the fuel tank "cooked" off, it would have been a bit more spectacular than a soggy burp. But, since I wasn't there I don't know.

[R5H4D0W]

@station079 +1. They do explode, but not the kind of intensity hollywood depicts. It makes a soggy burp sound. We had a car fire on the street in front of our office once, dodge pickup, odd fire as it was burning in the cab and not the engine. But anywho the FD blocked off the road and waited around until there was a loud pop in the under carriage that shook the car before hosing it down. my best guess is that they were waiting for the gas tank to cook off before getting closer.

[smokey1255]

Oh no! I'm going to spend the rest of fire season doing the paperwork for this then the final report will be posted to the net and everyone will see what dumb --ses we are!

[Ilaab1995]

@Vaneps0 ..... You are correct that most FDs don't have the money to buy a Unimog in a Type 3 engine configuration. They also don't have the money to buy a regular Type 3 brush engine. However, you are mistaken about the self defense system. The exit pressure of the water is controlled with the pump and can be increased quite a bit. All it takes to extinguish the little flames in this video is a fine mist under high pressure. A US company picked up on it and is developing this for FD pickups.

[Vaneps0]

@Ilaab1995 Most fire departments cans afford a unimog. Besides that, you really think that little trickle of water is gunna save it? I wanna see them light it on fire THEN turn the system on. Thats not in action my friend. Thats showing

[Ilaab1995]

This would not happen with Mercedes Unimog brush engine because they come with a self-defense system that easily deals with a simple brush fire. See here ....

youtube .com/watch?v=z74K0NXtRI0 after 1:40 min. you see the system in action.

[pcfd20]

@station079 Same here, I have seen them rupture from car fires(shoots out a flame nothing major) and that's about it. Hollywood movies give me good laughs, an exploding shock is more concerning to me then worrying about a gas tank exploding. That and rolling meth labs...

Stay safe

[flammabletube]

oh bugger

[mcbm22]

this is what you call leaving the scene With the Fire..

[Armalizilto]

Now I know why they're called "Fire Trucks" →_→