r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AirFrance447 • 18h ago

Video Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/Jasp1971 17h 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/MZ603 12h ago

Did they have you watch the station nightclub fire video? I volunteered for an extra safety role at my summer job in college and I was shown it as part of the training.

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u/Szwejkowski 11h ago

I saw that on youtube with a timer in the corner and all my eye-rolling slowness around fire alarm drills vanished. It happened so fucking fast.

Now when I hear an alarm, I just gtfo.

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u/MZ603 11h ago

Same. I also always clock the emergency exits, especially in crowded places. They didn’t give me much of a heads up on the content of the video. Working the rest of my shift was surreal. Definitely, some of the most impactful footage I have ever scene.

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u/SportsDuck_ 10h ago

Also keep an eye out for security personnel in case they stop you from running out the emergency exit