FIRE APPARATUS ELECTRICAL OVERLOADS: A REAL BALANCING ACT
The firefighters were exhausted when they returned to quarters following a multiple-alarm fire in a warehouse that housed bailed paper. Many hours of arduous overhauling, searching for hidden fire in the cold, dark remains of the burnt-out building, took its toll on them.
The pumper outside had been supplying not only sporadic bursts of water but also illumination for the fire scene as well as a cab heater, the only place the “watch line” crew could get a respite from the cold and thaw out frozen fingers and toes.
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