Last week I wrote about taking 10 minutes and calling your local fire department to review your response needs. Last night’s incident alerts had an incident that demonstrates EXACTLY what can happen when “Pre-Planning” is not done or done poorly!
MAGNESIUM FIRE Worker Burned at 2-Alarm Business Fire (a worker suffered burns to at least 50 percent of his body in a fire at a metal finishing business – the injured worker was taken by ground ambulance to a Hospital – the commercial building contained magnesium and since firefighters with the Volunteer Fire Department did not have the Class D foam used to extinguish metal fires, everyone inside the building was evacuated – the Emergency Operations Branch of Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office was dispatched to the fire with the Class D foam)