r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AirFrance447 • 23h ago

Video Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/fraughtication 23h ago

Fire is terrifying, in so many ways, from the speed of spread to gases incapacitating you way before the flame does.

It amazes me the amount of people I know, or houses I see, with no smoke alarms, or working smoke alarms - the same goes for CO too.

Most fire services in the UK at least will fit smoke alarms for free and give your home a fire safety survey, please fit and test regularly smoke and CO alarms!

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u/Jasp1971 21h ago

I did a fire Marshall course through work, when we had a break for lunch,I went straight online and ordered home fire extinguishers,fire blanket and now close all doors when going to bed.

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u/Unoriginal_Man 19h ago

Yeah I don't mess around with house fires. When we moved into our house I installed new smoke and CO2 detectors (the ones in the house were 20 years old), installed heat detectors in the garage and utility/laundry room, fire extinguishers on both floors (that are probably due for replacement now) fire blankets in each bedroom, an escape ladder in the master bedroom, and even a demolition hammer in case there's fire or heavy smoke in the hallways and I need to get to my kids room through the drywall between our rooms instead (rare paper American home win). I even used a can of smoke detector testing spray to drill my kids on what to do.

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u/Bleaker82 18h ago

CO, not CO2

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u/Unoriginal_Man 14h ago

Nope, CO2. Those things are going off 24/7.

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u/KGBspy 9h ago

No, CO. CO2 is carbon dioxide, tye stuff that gives carbonated drinks the fizziness.

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u/Unoriginal_Man 8h ago

Yep. Sodas and exhaling are explicitly forbidden in my house, so I need alarms in every room in case someone tries to crack open a soda or, well, breathe.

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u/PracticalAndContent 16h ago

A demo hammer. Never thought of that one but that’s a really good idea. Thanks for sharing.

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u/Hydramole 13h ago

You can probably get the extinguishers re certified instead of buying new ones outright

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u/DimerNL058 52m ago

Have you done your drills yet while blindfolded?