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CDN_VT wrote: »

What a crock , THIS IS MY JOB ! , full BS video & they are Volunteer fire fighters (wash the Ashes away off the foundation group )

Sorry , this type of posting , leads folks off course .
I see the worst of these type of end results .
Most fire departments (who collect more than school taxes) have not read or studied extraction . I have taught classes with fire fighters who never show up !!
Taxes Wasted !!! (they haven't got a clue , or care)
If you want a link to the OEM's area file of Extraction , that all Manufactures MUST post , but less than .003 download of the fire departments !! I'LL post , but this is a sparky forum

PLEASE !!
I'Ve been in the Total Loss of a smashed car(hopefully no guts hanging off) & later to read the black box (in court ) . 2001 & ltr , the record is huge PLUS. as the same gent who works for the other car manufacture , who has the same info .

VT

Being a Volunteer Firefighter for 30 years and trained to level one, I take exception to this grossly derogatory post against my fellow Volunteer Firefighters, who have regular jobs, family and many other commitments, yet volunteer their time as much as they can for the betterment of their communities. It's very easy for the well paid "elite" in this world to sit back and condemn the "lower classes" who are there, not for the money, but to do what they can for their community, when they can, because there is no one else doing it. I don't doubt there are from time to time Volunteers who don't show up for certain training courses, not everyone can afford to take time off work whenever they like, not everyone can take time off work and not get fired. And yes, our VFD has had vehicle extraction training and we renew it every year. We are well aware of the extreme dangers of modern air bag systems, including the little cylinders hidden around the doors and charged to as much as 10,000 PSI. I'm well aware that not all VFDs are the same, or operate the same way. Some, like ours are properly funded, others have little time for training, having instead to spend their time fund raising to afford to keep heating oil tanks full so the pumps don't freeze. But we're there, doing what we can for our communities because no one else will.
And yes, last year we did "wash the ashes off" one foundation. An older home beside a new one under construction. The fire was discovered in a fully engulfed state at 3 in the morning by a passerby on his way home from a party. We responded, the house was indeed a total loss, but guess what - - we saved the new house with only a patch of vinyl siding melted and needing to be replaced. Truthfully, I remember a few basements we saved over the years, but I also remember many instances where we saved insurance companies and homeowners from huge losses. We are there for our communities when no one else is.