[AT] OT - AFFF Fire/now Canadian Border

[charliehill]

Dan,  I don't mean to hijack the thread but I looked at your  town on Google 
Earth and I'm guessing you can answer something I've been wanting to know.

I've never been up there on the border or much of anywhere west of the 
Mississippi for that matter.  It appears to me from looking at that area on 
Google Earth that there are places where you can just walk or drive over the 
border.  It looks like there are fields and farm roads that go right up to 
the border and there is very little if anything between them and the next 
field or road over in Canada.  Is that correct?   Not that it matters 
particularly.  I don't think we have much of a border issue with our 
Canadian cousins.  It just looks like if someone wanted or needed to get 
over that border without papers it would be pretty easy to do with a little 
planning.   The other side of the coin is that I'm sure a stranger sticks 
out like a sore thumb in your neighborhood.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Folske" <dfolske at nccray.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - AFFF Fire Foam Unit


> S130/S190 are basic wildland fire training and wild land fire behavior
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - AFFF Fire Foam Unit
>
>
>> Dan Folske wrote:
>>> We have a CAF unit on one of our small trucks that sucks foam 
>>> concentrate
>>> from a 5 gallon bucket and injects it into the water stream along with
>>> compressed air from a small engine driven compressor. Our main pumper
>>> carries a siphon unit which can be put into a 1 1/2 inch line to suck
>>> concentrate from a bucket and then you put a foam nozzle on the end of
>>> the
>>> attack hose. The foam nozzle has vents which pull air into the water 
>>> foam
>>> mix creating the foam bubbles. The CAF unit adds a greater volume of air
>>> and
>>> seems to provide a more uniform bubble size. Each additional trapped air
>>> bubble is another layer of insulation. I don't recall offhand what we're
>>> running for air pressure or volume but it is not extreme. I'll look
>>> tomorrow
>>> if I get the chance.
>>>
>>> None of the small departments around here use nitrogen. I would suspect
>>> that
>>> the nitrogen might be better in some circumstances with volatile fuels
>>> and
>>> confined spaces but for our use plain compressed air or natural
>>> aspiration
>>> works fine.
>>>
>>> Dan Folske
>>> Assistant Fire Chief
>>> Bowbells Volunteer Fire Department
>>>
>>> There maybe a professional firefighter on the list that can provide you
>>> with
>>> more details.
>>>
>> Dan,
>>
>> ALL firefighters are Professionals. Some just draw a paycheck.
>>
>> I was looking at your web site and noticed the courses you have. I know
>> most of them but what is the S130 , S190 ?
>>
>> -- 
>> Steve W.
>> Captain, EMT, Fire Police
>> Van Hornesville Fire Dept.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> AT mailing list
>> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.37/2273 - Release Date: 07/30/09
> 18:09:00
>
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at