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We pulled into Wally and I smelled smoke. Wire, plastic kind of smoke. I got out of car and I spotted a car in the next isle over smoking. Called 911. We stepped back and watched. One guy used his small fire extinguisher and made it worse. Sheriff deputy had a bigger one, same thing it got worse. Finally the fire dept. rolled in. Got it out. Not before 3 other cars on the side of that one were damaged. Interesting thing was passerby's would all ask,"Ford Focus?", sure enough.
 
Along with calling 911 they should have paged the customers in the store announcing whoever has (describe the cars and license plates) you need to MOVE YOUR CAR!
 
We stopped on a 2-lane road for a guy who had a fire in the engine compartment of his Chevrolet Impala. Grabbed my fire extinguisher and found that the alternator was burning. The metal that they used for the frame was burning nicely. Took me two good blasts from my extinguisher to put out the fire.

All the guy said was: "Guess I should get me one of those". Never said : "Thanks for stopping". That's the way the world seems to be going these days.
 
Was at a farm auction once, a pickup out in the grass field parking area caught on fire. That got kinda exciting to watch, the auctioneer wanted to continue selling but no one was paying him any attention.

Fire truck couldn't fit. In the field parking, once they found the place.

Looked pretty hot when the tire popped and burned.

Fellas around were moving their vehicles away, wasn't much room you know how farm auction parking is.

Paul
 
Having some equipment delivered one day the trucker got to telling me story about going down the highway and seeing a rig pulled over on the other side of the road with smoke pouring out from under the hood.
Said he pulled over, grabbed his extinguisher and jumped out to aid a fellow driver, the driver met him half way across the road and in no uncertain terms told him if he was wanting to put out a fire he best be starting his own fire.
 
Some years ago we were rock climbing and a car burst into flames on the road near the base of the cliff. The smoke was coming our way and was bad! We climbed to the top as fast as possible to get out of that smoke.
 
I have seen a lot of cars and equipment catch fire some serious some not. Some probably intentional some not. Put out a few along the way. Worst two I remember is at the gas pump!!! One gas station was nearly ruined!!!
 
Had a car fire not long ago at Wallyworld. 90s Pontiac. Fire department pulled up, got out back to the car putting on masks and tanks. Meanwhile the fuel line had melted and now we have a big fire under the car. Still dinking around with their equipment the bystanders starting yelling "Just put out the fire!". No wonder a year ago a 60 bed assisted living building burnt to the ground after having started in one room. These guys looked very incompetent and the fire burned two other cars before it was done.
 
well, casecollector. Sorry, but if there were no people in any of the cars, their sh1t can just burn to the ground while I put on my respirator to prevent breathing all the toxic fumes pouring out of the plastic and such flaming away. My lifetime of scarred lungs is not paid by the insurance company of the car owners, so f them. Now, if a kid is inside? I'd be the first one breaking the glass.

We responded to a burning generator set at work last year- CAT six cylinder fully involved. As first responder, I reported the fire and did what I could to suppress it with the available extinguishers- CO2 etc. While I was on one side, a coworker arrived and lit off a big powder-filled extinguisher from the other side. He blew the powder right through to me, and I got a face/lung full, with no breathing protection. Coulda been far worse than it was. Again, I was reminded that that generator was already trashed, and the utility can afford another one with the insurance settlement. It was not threatening anything else, just get out of the way and stay safe.

I don't know the full story of the nursing home fire you referenced, but I can imagine the place my FIL stays, way out in the country, full of oxygen tanks and bedding, would go up quickly if not protected by a water suppression system.
 
they put on the mask and tanks for a reason THEY DO NOT WANT TO BREATH THE SMOKE IT WILL KILL YOU IF NOT NOW LATTER. can see you never fought any kind of fire.my life is more impotent to me then a car
 
They were just following the National Fire Protection Association guidelines. A car can be replaced but ones life cannot.
 
Sorry I offended some, but the 20mph wind was blowing away from the fire crew and away from Walmart. And the crowd that gathered was yelling, Just put out the fire! not me. The wind was so strong it got 2 other cars also.
 
Absolutely love it when bystanders seem to have all the answers! 600+ carcenogenic/toxic chemicals produced by burning vehicles/contents---you want to suck that into your lungs, knock yourself out!
Will not go into the competency of the local FD...would have to be witnessed by someone who could give a qualified opinion.
Bear in mind also...those little 1A2BC dry chem extinguishers are designed for a very small fire (measured in sq ft).
Having put out, literally, hundreds of these fires in my 25 year career- I can tell you that vehicle fires can be very stubborn, with lots of variables.
Kinda like the same people that want me to "scoop and swoop" a patient to the hospital when I am giving the victim the same livesaving treatment (shocks and drugs and compressions) that an ER doc will...except 10-30 minutes sooner (on scene vs transport time).
Call 911, take action if you feel you can safely, let those trained take care of the problem.
 
(quoted from post at 12:16:28 03/11/16) well, casecollector. Sorry, but if there were no people in any of the cars, their sh1t can just burn to the ground while I put on my respirator to prevent breathing all the toxic fumes pouring out of the plastic and such flaming away. My lifetime of scarred lungs is not paid by the insurance company of the car owners, so f them. Now, if a kid is inside? I'd be the first one breaking the glass.

We responded to a burning generator set at work last year- CAT six cylinder fully involved. As first responder, I reported the fire and did what I could to suppress it with the available extinguishers- CO2 etc. While I was on one side, a coworker arrived and lit off a big powder-filled extinguisher from the other side. He blew the powder right through to me, and I got a face/lung full, with no breathing protection. Coulda been far worse than it was. Again, I was reminded that that generator was already trashed, and the utility can afford another one with the insurance settlement. It was not threatening anything else, just get out of the way and stay safe.

I don't know the full story of the nursing home fire you referenced, but I can imagine the place my FIL stays, way out in the country, full of oxygen tanks and bedding, would go up quickly if not protected by a water suppression system.
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And yet your still alive poor fellow breathing those fumes
 
I had an 05 Chevy truck burn to the ground in my field a few years ago. 911 operator asked if it was near my house or if anyone else was I danger, I said no they said stay a away the vfd has been dispatched. There were at least 5 pretty big explosions I figure it was battery air bags spare tire etc. That was some of the blackest smoke I have ever seen from a fire. The boys got there w the fire truck pretty quick for volunteers on a Saturday evening and said let it go it's toast. I had been having a bunch of trouble with that truck lol I guess it committed suicide.
 
Was at a gas station and seen this guy pull in. Truck on fire and this guy pulled right up to the gas pump like he wanted it filled up. I run to get a fire extinguisher while he opened the hood. Ask him why he pulled in here. He said he knew we had a fire extinguisher.
 
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