I have a separate policy, have had several, but currently have the NRA endorsed policy where you don't have to provide serial numbers or anything except for individual weapons over $2500. So currently only my 50 bmg rifle is listed.
I have a separate policy, have had several, but currently have the NRA endorsed policy where you don't have to provide serial numbers or anything except for individual weapons over $2500. So currently only my 50 bmg rifle is listed.
I live across from a huge state forest, the previous owner installed an 1 1/4 pvc line from the well to the roof for a jerry rigged fire sprinkler system for forest fires, I cut the line to fill my pool, but could easily put it back in place, as long as I can run my well pump off the generator, if I had to leave , I could fill the gen with fuel, start the water flow and bug out
Not sure how the FD would feel about the gen full of fuel running in the middle of a forest fire, but the cascade of water off the roof and flooding my yard should be an equal consideration
cwconner:Originally Posted by cwconnertx
shoot me pm....I've been wondering how that policy works.....
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I had a house fire a few months ago, and had the fire extinguishers and the tools to put it out. The extinguishers have since been replaced, and added to, I have three water pumps and all the associated tools (I would like more hoses), and a large pond to pump from.
I would like to cut some trees, and clean up some brush yet, to get the burn zone a little farther away from the house, but over all, I am in pretty good shape.
Here's a good link for some information, including a quiz at the bottom to how firesafe your home is. There is also a decent pdf at the bottom worth downloading...
Alberta SRD - FireSmart
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
Here's a brief blurb about fire suppression from 1909. Personally, I think I am going to make a couple of these up. Esp for the garage.
Hand Fire Extinguisher.—Another
device consists of a mixture of suitable
substances combined in a glass
vessel, which must be thrown upon the
fire with sufficient force to break the
glass. To make hand grenades or fire
extinguishers of this sort take pint or
quart fruit jars or any large bottles
,and charge them with a mixture of
equal parts of sugar of lead, alum,
and common salt, dissolved in water.
Keep these tightly corked in various
parts of the house. To extinguish a
fire throw one or more of these bottles
into or just above the burning
parts, so that the liquid will fall upon
the wood or flames.
Or charge these bottles with a mixture
made of 2 pounds of common
salt, 1 pound of muriate of ammonia,
and 3 quarts of water. Dissolve, bottle,
cork, and keep at hand in various
parts of the house for emergency.
Throw the bottles into the fire with
force enough to break them.
Or dissolve pearlash, soda, wood
ashes, or common salt in the water
which is being dashed upon the flames
from pails or pitchers, or in which
are soaked cloths to beat out the
flames.
Fire Extinguisher Hand Grenades. —Fill round bottles of thin blue glass
with a mixture of equal parts of common
borax and sal ammoniac or calcium
chloride. Add, just enough
water to dissolve these substances,
thus making strong saturated solutions.
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Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
Sniper, 50' coupled hose sections are rather affordable if you get them second hand... I can post an ebay link to a reputable seller if you wish!
It is, of course, obvious that speed, or height of fall, is not in itself injurious ... but a high rate of change of velocity, such as occurs after a 10 story fall onto concrete, is another matter.
by all means twitchy. I'm always looking for more hose. I'm sure others would appreciate it too.
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Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
just a general rule of thumb on the hose, if its a 2 and a half inch line, at least 2-3 guys on the line... for residential fires, generally, most departments will use several 1.5 inch lines on two man crews... that is at least how they do ti down here... Obviously, in our case, unless you have the structural safety gear to fight a fire actively, your basically going to be spraying water into the structure from windows... It would also be advisable to practice with the equipment you have to be proficient in it... Make sure you aren't over pressurizing your pump, etc.
It is, of course, obvious that speed, or height of fall, is not in itself injurious ... but a high rate of change of velocity, such as occurs after a 10 story fall onto concrete, is another matter.
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It is, of course, obvious that speed, or height of fall, is not in itself injurious ... but a high rate of change of velocity, such as occurs after a 10 story fall onto concrete, is another matter.
Which is why I watch the guys recharge my extinguishers. In California they are licensed by the state, and are required to open the extinguisher up and put a dated sticker on the siphon tube to prove they did... Not all states are as rigorous.
Holding dry chem extinguishers upside down every now and then is a good thing. You should be able to feel the powder moving inside: If not, get it properly serviced. This is particularly important for extinguishers in vehicles, the vibration can cause the powder to pack down.
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Pressurized water extinguishers are great for Class-A (wood, paper, natural cloth) fires....and you can refill/recharge them at the gas station, if you don't have an air compressor. We take one camping to help put out evening fires, and I have used them to treat people and dogs suffering from hyperthermia.
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Don't forget the PPE - at least brush coats, proper helmets with eye pro, firefighter gloves.
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