During a fire at a Hoarder type fire, a Drive shaft from a vehicle Bleved.the drive shaft was thrown approximately 75′-100′ feet it is unknown of the exact location due to the circumstances the vehicle was on a hillside above the roadway and the debris was piled approximately 8′ high. The drive shaft landed on the state road, about 15′ from one of the engines at the scene.
Never be complacent about scene safety The hazard zone extends well beyond the initial fire. You need to keep all PPE in place until you are in a designated safe zone, Safe Zones need to be determined by the type of fire, debris from explosive containers can travel several hundred feet from the initial blast. Although the placement of the engine is usually out of the danger zone of fire there are other hazards that exists. the risks when involving car fires is ever increasing always be ready for anything to happen.I have pictures of the drive shaft and the piles of debris, this was an incident of OUTDOOR Hoarding covered over an acre of junk with a walk way just wide enough for one person to walk. junk piled on cars over a mans head, gas tanks, Propane tanks, oxygen tanks r -12 tanks, boat gas tanks, car gas tanks, and old computers , scrap copper, Iron, the worst part on a hill we had to hump 300′ of 1 3/4 hose over the debris pile to protect the house that was completely full as well
