crashaz
January 3rd, 2010, 11:42
Was working online via Skype with JefPat to finalize PHP2 scenery release when my apartment building fire alarm went off.
I was annoyed as usually some drunk prankster pulls the alarm. So grumbling I walked to the balcony outside and saw no smoke. So I look out the front door toward the parking garage and wow... saw smoke from the floor above.
Now being that my knees are bad I could not run to the end of the bldg and take the stairs and run back upstairs. So I jumped in the elevator.
Got off on the 6th floor and ran over to the apartment as the door was open and smoke was billowing out. Lady comes out choking saying the fire is out. Ask if she is ok... give some orders to some bystanders to call 911 and tell them the fire is out... no one is hurt but the water sprinkler is running and we need someone to shut the water off.
While I was doing that the lady went back in the apartment! Her daughter was up on the second floor of that apartment. Could not see inside because of all the water and smoke.
Apparently it was a kitchen fire on the stove and the fire had melted the overhead microwave... which was causing all the smoke from the burning plastic.
Well no one else was rushing in to help... so yep... I rushed in and found the mother downstairs... had her open up the balcony door to let out the smoke and found the daughter and had her kill the breakers to the power in the kitchen and entry hallway as electricity and water do not mix.
Man those sprinkler put out a ton of water! Must have been water a 1/4 inch deep in the apartment.
Anyways got the women out and most of the smoke had cleared by the time the firefighters arrived. They shut down the sprinklers and busted out the squeegees the get rid of the water... lots of smoke and water damage in the apartment.
I laughed about 2 things after it was all over.
1. Probably not a good idea to rush into a building filled with smoke and water while the electricity is on and water rushing everywhere and over lighted fixtures.
2. The whole thing reminded me of my Navy drills... smoke, water and alarms ringing.:icon_lol:
You just stop thinking and start following training.... been 20 years but weird how that just fell into react mode.
So to all my shipmates out there.... we are well prepared to handle fires.:salute:
I was annoyed as usually some drunk prankster pulls the alarm. So grumbling I walked to the balcony outside and saw no smoke. So I look out the front door toward the parking garage and wow... saw smoke from the floor above.
Now being that my knees are bad I could not run to the end of the bldg and take the stairs and run back upstairs. So I jumped in the elevator.
Got off on the 6th floor and ran over to the apartment as the door was open and smoke was billowing out. Lady comes out choking saying the fire is out. Ask if she is ok... give some orders to some bystanders to call 911 and tell them the fire is out... no one is hurt but the water sprinkler is running and we need someone to shut the water off.
While I was doing that the lady went back in the apartment! Her daughter was up on the second floor of that apartment. Could not see inside because of all the water and smoke.
Apparently it was a kitchen fire on the stove and the fire had melted the overhead microwave... which was causing all the smoke from the burning plastic.
Well no one else was rushing in to help... so yep... I rushed in and found the mother downstairs... had her open up the balcony door to let out the smoke and found the daughter and had her kill the breakers to the power in the kitchen and entry hallway as electricity and water do not mix.
Man those sprinkler put out a ton of water! Must have been water a 1/4 inch deep in the apartment.
Anyways got the women out and most of the smoke had cleared by the time the firefighters arrived. They shut down the sprinklers and busted out the squeegees the get rid of the water... lots of smoke and water damage in the apartment.
I laughed about 2 things after it was all over.
1. Probably not a good idea to rush into a building filled with smoke and water while the electricity is on and water rushing everywhere and over lighted fixtures.
2. The whole thing reminded me of my Navy drills... smoke, water and alarms ringing.:icon_lol:
You just stop thinking and start following training.... been 20 years but weird how that just fell into react mode.
So to all my shipmates out there.... we are well prepared to handle fires.:salute: