Eric Cousineau's Photoblog
Containment!
Posted by Eric Cousineau (Sherwood Park, Canada) on 17 July 2011 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
While sometimes fires can be limited to small areas of a structure, wider collateral damage due to smoke, water, and burning embers is common. Utility shutoff (such as gas and electricity) is typically an early priority of arriving fire crews. Furthermore, fire prevention can take on a special meaning for property where hazardous materials are being used or stored.
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@PATRICK: Thank you very much Patrick! You are most kind! ;-)
@Phil David Morris 2011: Thank you very much Phil! ;-)
@Marie LC: Merci beaucoup Marie! J'espère que votre dos se sent mieux! ;-)
@k@: Thank you very much Karine! Apparently it seems that the origin was electrical and spread rapidly when it came into contact with flamable materials being stored in the garage! ;-)
@Curly: Thank you very much Curly! Yes, I have tried my best to give everyone a well documented view of the crisis that we experienced ont hat day. Both for it's human tragedy factor but also to explain and highlight some of the different and unique challenges faced by our firemen due to the fact that we live in a very cold northern climate.... ;-)
@---------Photo-Spice----------: Thank you very much Jespah and welcome to my blog! Yes, thankfully they managed to escape unharmed! Please come back and visit soon! ;-)
@Mhelene: Merci beaucoup Mhelene! Je suis heureux que vous appréciez la série! ;-)
@El pare: Thank you very much Manel! ;-)
@Calusarus: Merci beaucoup Fred! Oui, c'est un point de vue différent sur les dangers auxquels ils sont confrontés sur une base quotidienne. Nous comprenons à un niveau de base ce qu'ils sont, mais j'espère que cette série montrera les dangers spécifiques que ces braves hommes et femmes confrontés en ce jour particulier, non seulement du feu lui-même mais aussi contre les éléments de la nature. Je suis heureux que vous appréciez la série! ;-)
@janina: Thank you very much Janina! I would imaging that at some level it would act as a buffer; however with the intensity of the heat the snow basically vapourized as you can see in some of the pictures..... ;-)
@Don Levesque: Thank you very much Don! ;-)
@Veronique: Merci beaucoup Veronique! ;-)
@Scene by Sharon Photography: Thank you very much Sharon! Yes, apparently it was caused by an electrical short and was greatly accelerated by some flamable materials that were stored in the garage.... ;-)
@Jason Politte: Thank you very much Jason! Yes, the houses are very close and the elements on that particular day made containment very difficult indeed!!! ;-)
@Candais: Thank you very much Candais! As you will see, their expertise resulted in relatively little damage being done to the houses on either side! ;-)
@bluechameleon: Thank you very much Sharon! Thankfully everyone got out safely! ;-)
@marci: Thank you very much Marci! Yes, sometimes out of tragedy can come great beauty! ;-)
@Adela Fonts: Thank you very much Adela! ;-)
@Heinz: Vielen Dank Heinz und herzlich willkommen auf meinem Blog! Bitte kommen Sie und besuchen bald! ;-)
@Isidro: Muchas gracias Isidro! Me alegro de que están disfrutando de la serie! ;-)
@Photographs by M.E.: Thank you very much Maria! Actually those are hand signals to other members of the crew...... ;-)
@Elaine Hancock: Thank you very much Elaine! Actually emergency personnel evacuated people to my side of the street for their own safety. That and the fact that most people were indoors because of the bitter cold..... ;-)
@Viewfinder: Thank you very much Glenn! This late in the winter it is very hard packed and almost ice like. The intense cold also was a contributing factor I would presume.... ;-)
@Judy aka L@dybug: Thank you very much Judy! Their containment efforts made sure that only minimal damage occured to the house on the right. The black smoke was a by product of the burning of the vinyl siding and the asphalt tiles on the roof..... ;-)
@john4jack: Thank you very much Jack! ;-)
@RBL: Thank you very much Ruthie! ;-)
@Thea: Thank you very much Thea! I am glad you are enjoying the series! ;-)
@tataray: Merci beaucoup Raymonde! ;-)
@B. Thomas: Thank you very much Barbara! Yes, it is definitely a tribute to their skill! ;-)
@Dokmateo: Thank you very much Dokmateo! Yes they did! ;-)
@Steve Rice: Thank you very much Steve! ;-)
@Sam: Thank you very much Sam! Glad you are enjoying the series! ;-)
@BBM: Thank you very much BBM! ;-)
@Japanalia: Thank you very much Gabriela! Most houses here are also built of wood so we face the same problems. The one saving grace is that most modern furnaces are not the same fire hazard as kerosene stoves. ;-)
@StarCosmosBleu: Thank you very much Marcel! Yes, it is definitely hard and dangerous work! Glad they are there when we need them!!! ;-)