GERMAN FIRE FIGHTING.
A few extracts from a book recently published by Herr Krameyer of Berlin were reprinted in FIRE AND WETER a few weeks ago. Some more extracts follow:
Small fires he defines as those extinguished without the aid of a fire engine: Such fires comprise the burning of objects in the open air, small buildings, or small parts of, or objects in, larger-sized buildings. The means employed in their extinction consist of the restricted application of water, the cutting off of the air supply by smothering the fire with incombustible coverings, or removing all inflammable material within reach of the flames. Small fires can be roughly divided into the two categories,-i.e., those taking place outside in open spaces and those inside the building. The first principle in both classes of outbreaks is always to get at as close quarters as passible to the fire, and care must be taken that the water from the pump or bucket falls not only upon the flames, but also right on the burning mass. The stream should be directed from below the flames, working upwards, and not in the contrary direction.
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