Thursday, February 23, 2012

Random Facts about the Fire


The fire department had a 6 minute response time.

The departments that responded included: Cherhill, Sangudo, Blue Ridge, Mayerthorpe.

Within 10-15 minutes of my call to 911 a fire fighter was breaking a window.

The first fire fighter in had a heat gun to read the temperature.  The first and only attempt to enter (as far as I know) the temperature read 800+ degree.  No fire fighters entered the building.

They saved both sheds (one was a tarp shed) that were only feet from the house.

Mayerthorpe Fire Department returned to their fire hall at 10:30ish the next morning.  They were on scene for about 13 hours.

The outside temperature that night was between -25 to -28 C.


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2 comments:

Lindsay said...

I am so glad that you and the children are safe and that there was someone nearby so you all didn't have to be outside without shoes and coats for very long in that temperature!

Grandma Johnny said...

Wow!!! Thanks, that's very interesting, wood burns hot!!!!