We have been locked up in the classroom doing exams and studying new material for more exams. Despite the sleepy and at times gassy conditions in class, we were allowed out yesterday for a bit of 'extreme' fire fighting. One of the lessons we covered was LPG fires. These things are dangerous and can go ka-blammo if not acted on in an efficient professional manner (which is what we have now instead of blood).
As you can see the LPG cylinder is on fire - the instructors aren't huddling in fear, they are working out who they will place in extreme danger first.
It turned out Mr Griggs was the lucky man.
As Mr Griggs (or Griggsy) started cooling the cylinder an attack line was set up to get in close.
The attack line gets in close enough to turn off the cylinder valve by hand - which they do.
In the afternoon we came back to the smoke hut and did our first 'hot fire' session. We got to go inside when there was actual fire and feel how hot it gets. Just so you know ,it gets hot, so hot in fact you have to get down low and go go go or your ears will burn off.
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