[AT] yes, it may catch on fire.

[charliehill]

Steve, the shed fire I was talking about was at a shed beside the farm shop 
and behind the houses of the two brothers that own the farm.  They spotted 
the fire pretty early on.  There is a hydrant right in front of their houses 
and they have a big well for their center pivot system right out behind the 
shop.  Believe me water was not a problem.  For that matter the river is 
less than 1/4 mile away.  It was just a very hot fire.  The FD couldn't 
really get close enough to it to effectively fight it.  They pretty much had 
to stand back, keep the shop cooled down,  blow in as much water as possible 
and watch it burn.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] yes, it may catch on fire.


> charliehill wrote:
>> Some farmer friends of mine, right down the road a couple of miles,
>> lost a large open shed, a Gleaner combine, 2 tractors, some
>> relatively expensive equipment and a few hundred bales of wheat straw
>> to a spontaneous combustion fire when the straw "took heat" and
>> caught fire.  The fire house is 2 miles away and another station is
>> about 3 miles the other way.  They couldn't put it out before
>> everything was a total loss.
>>
>> Charlie
>
>
> Barn fires caused by burning hay are a unique situation. Usually you
> cannot get into the actual seat of the fire with enough water to knock
> it down. The problem is the heat is deep in the bales and you have to
> dig to get to it.
>
> Silos are another treat. Harvestore units are simple. If they start
> burning you seal them up! The older concrete ones are no fun at all. You
> spray the outside IF the fire is away from the concrete. Then climb up
> the outside with a hose and toss it through the fill hole while they
> spray you with water to keep you cool when you pass the fire zone. Then
> you dump LOTS of water and pray that it can stop the fire. Next comes
> the overhaul part. NO FUN...
>
> The biggest problem with barn fires regardless of location is usually
> lack of water. Normally barns are rural construction with no hydrants
> nearby and you need lot's of tankers full of water to put them out.
>
> Our current SOP is that if we get there and the fire is venting and in
> free burn we just protect the exposures and throw water on it enough to
> limit the heat produced. Then we usually just let it burn out. By the
> time it's venting the barn is not salvageable anyway.
>
>
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