11/7 Fire - Northern Colorado Rocketry

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November 10, 2009 at 4:30 am #51630
mule
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If it were me buying one of the 5 gallon packs, I would and will get the soft one like Chad showed. The bummer is the soft sided is more money than the steel tank. I did notice they have foam pumpers too. http://www.benmeadows.com/store/Fire_and_Rescue/Fire_Fighting_Equipment/Wildland_Fire_Fighting_Equip/22569/152534/?isredirect=true

I need one for our property so I hope to get one as well.

IF I can, I will be bringing a 65 gallon water tank in the back of my truck with my 12v water pump and hoses. It’s going to be set up for my personal use so I might as well bring it for the club use. Anyone wanting to fill a 5 gallon pack can. If it’s too cold, I won’t mess with it. Also, it’s also my drinking water transport tank, so I can’t put chemicals in it.

I wish we could find the brooms, I would get one to bring as well. Should we get one of the normal steel bristle ones and see what it does?
November 10, 2009 at 4:35 am #51631
edward
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Greg,

I’m going to make a few of the mechanically held brooms – working on getting a template. I found a couple cheap fish tapes tonight at the pawn shops and now just need to find the broom handle adapters.

We’ll see how they work – so far it looks like I can make them out of 16″ of 2×6 lumber.

Edward
November 10, 2009 at 4:45 am #51632
mule
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I think that’s a pretty good idea. I had a broken fish tape around here somewhere, I need to look for it.
I’m a bit more motivated than most, our property is next to Iron Mtn, they had a major forest fire down there 8 or so years ago and I’m constantly worried about another one. Our VFD is rumored to be a real joke. That’s also why I would be up for organizing training for us. Anything we do up here I can apply down there. Lots of brush and meadows.

Are you thinking about welding a row of wires to a metal frame?

Also, I noticed that one of the web pages has bulk discounts. I can’t remember which one though.
November 10, 2009 at 4:49 am #51633
edward
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The template I saw was two blocks (2×6 lumber) that had a few holes drilled in them. The wire was run in there and held by another block on top. My friend has a similar setup and it has been through 2 fire seasons. He also soaks the wood in a bucket most of the time to keep it wet. It seems to work very well, if needed he can replace the wires, or make them longer/shorter.

Edward
November 10, 2009 at 5:10 am #51634
mule
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Sounds good.

I found the soft packs from the GSA for $109.
4320-00-289-8912 AbilityOne EA $109.48
November 10, 2009 at 2:39 pm #51635
Ken Sherman
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I have a 25 gallon Polytank I use for spraying aroud my property. Retardant could be added. I put it in the back of my 97′ S10 Chevy 4×4. Hook it to my battery, with remote toggle switch. Gets me there, I hold wond out drivers window, or if my wife is around, she drives, I spray. Works fastasically. Also would transport a few people, brooms, and additional fire extingishers. if interested???? Stubby ❓
November 10, 2009 at 3:15 pm #51636
Rocketwhiz
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Here’s these but they look like leaf rakes

http://www.wildlandwarehouse.com/wwcatalog/Collapsible_Fire_Rake_P6421C574.cfm?UserID=11166886&jsessionid=24303ba5e74850787449

and flappers

http://www.wildlandwarehouse.com/wwcatalog/NUPLA_Fire_Swatter_P6418C574.cfm?UserID=11166886&jsessionid=24303ba5e74850787449
November 10, 2009 at 3:57 pm #51637
Ken Sherman
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Yep saw these in Alaska, at a hardware store. Very common in rural area stores. They work well, strong. Can’t use rubber on flappers of course.
I like these rakes and the wire broom brushes we did have, or kind we kinda have. Few made it back in very good shape when we packed trailer Sat. afternoon.
I also think too, that we all need refresher course from experts, on wildfire prevention and midigation.
Might be able to have a couple classes before next Spring?
Back when we were Tripoli Rocky Mountain, everyone brought out to our launches, a shovel, rake, and five gallons of water. We kinda got away from that requirement since we became NCR. Maybe a thing we should require again? 🙄
November 10, 2009 at 6:55 pm #51638
Bruce R. Schaefer
Here’s just one point: technically we can’t use any vehicle on the prairie unless it’s on one of the very few designated roads. Unless the USFS says, “If there’s a fire, you can use vehicles to get to it.” I really don’t think they’d allow that; instead, they’d just say find another place to fly. In other words, if we had an army of personal firefighting vehicles that couldn’t be driven to where they’re needed… why have them? Plus, there is a much greater chance that any vehicle placed near a fire would be engulfed by it. I’m probably missing the point, but anything each of us can’t carry to a fire wouldn’t come in handy?
November 10, 2009 at 7:13 pm #51639
Jeremiah Johnson
We’ll probably have 7 years of dry and totally forget this giant conversation by the time there is enough grass for another fire.
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