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Motel near Warrenton, with firemen practicing axe and saw work on the old buildings there, which are owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia. A roadway will soon cross the site.
The most dramatic exercise was the class on Flammable Liquids which is designed to educate and build confidence in the firemen whose most dangerous experience might be fighting a fire of flammable liquid.
The exercise, conducted after four hours of classroom instruction, was held at the “fire pit” at the training area. A small manmade pool of water was covered with about 300 gallons of used motor oil and ignited by a torch. Thick black smoke rose skyward, and intense heat spread out from the base in all directions.
Into this inferno groups of firemen moved slowly, protecting themselves and pushing the fire in front of them with a high-pressure 2Vi-inch hose and nozzle. While spectators watched from a safe distance, the fire teams closed in on the fire, finally cooling the flammable vapors and extinguishing the flames.
Water pressure for the exercise was supplied by the Amissville pumper, which was operated by Fire Captain Everett Smith.
The exercise gave our firefighters great experience - and confidence - in dealing
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