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Ralph Nesbitt wrote:

As an on topic aside, did you see/hear/read about the "Marina Fire" at/near
Orlando, Fl, reported to have destroyed 20+ house boats & cruisers plus
damageing many more.

Very few local FD's are equiped to deal with Marina fires. Several FD's in
Ga. that have relatively large lakes with a number of Marinas, to say
nothing of Lake Front Homes have gone to useing 20+' bass boats with pumps
mounted to draft from a center well. These boats are equiped with 2 small
bow mounted monitors capable of delivering 100 gpm each. They are also are
equiped with 500' of 1.75" hose with a constant flow nozzle. Typical crew is
3.

Depending on the size of the lake, number of Marinas, & number of lake side
houses some FD's have as many as 10 of these boats capable of responding
24/7/365.
Ralph Nesbitt
Professional FD/CFR/ARFF Type

I know that most of our local (South Australia) fire services are
not set up at all to handle marina fires. Landbased only, other
than in major ports where there are fireboats, but inevitably
directed toward shipfires, not marinas going up. Most of my local
Murray Lakes marinas present a major hazard and risks increase
all the time. East coast Ozzers might wish to comment regarding
the supposedly more civilised protions of the continent.

I once had a direct professional interest but now only worry
about wellhead fire risks. I suggest if you want to continue,
that you cut the ada and move the whole thread to alt.sailing.asa

Regards
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Flying Tadpole

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