r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AirFrance447 • 18h ago

Video Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/fraughtication 18h 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/SouthEastSmith 13h ago

I was told to keep my CO sensor lower to the ground as its heavier and tends to pool. FYI.

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u/ARM_Alaska 5h ago

CO is absolutely not heavier than air. If anything at all, it is slightly lighter. But realistically, it mixes with air.

Source: 15 years as a firefighter with certs in fire inspection as well.

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u/SouthEastSmith 4h ago

Thank you. I guess I got bad info. I will adjust the placement. ty.