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Safety department will give him a coozy or t shirt for his performance.
Well done, sir. Well done

 

I’m really surprised their clothing didn’t immediately combust and melt to their body. That’s a HUGE concern, with today’s synthetic materials.

 

I mean...why was he in the truck long enough for the fire to soread to that degree? If it happened all at once maybe....but yikes. As for the 3 point. I can understand not wanting to risk landing badly in the flame. Be one hell of a bad day to jump, land funny, break an ankle and fall backwards into the fire.

 

Most people dont realize just how much plastic is in modern clothing....there is a reason i buy FR gear for all my clothing. I have scars all over my right arm from having a polyester jacket melt when i got some burning gasoline on myself.

Before you ask i was walking into the truck shop at an old job to grab some lights when someone was torching something. And some of his sparks and hot metal bits landed in an old gas can and caused it to explode when i was walking past.

Never worn plastic since.

Edit: actully here ill post this. Those little round scars are where the platic had fused with my skin when i tore the burning jacket off and ripped chunks of skin out or where they had to pull hardened plastic out.

Do not recomend.

 

Whew! That’s an unfortunate set of circumstances leading to that. Glad you got through it alive. In turn, you’re much wiser than most and can educate others, with your experience.

 

sweatpants are mostly cotton. The flip flops are toast and permanently attached.

 

Yea i got lucky all things considered i was far enough away i only got splashed on the arm and didnt catch any shrapnel. Whats funny is i walked past that bloody gas can every day for like 3 years and never once thought about it. But i became a big follower of PPE after that lol. Funny what being on bloody fire can do to convince you that occasionally safety stuff is there for a reason and sometimes the expensive stuff is worth the few extra sheckles.

Even non FR gear you can get in 100% cotton or other such materials that wont melt. They may burn but wont melt. Also you can get stuff like flameguard to treat most clothing for like $15 a bottle. I typically retreat my clothing every 4th or 5th wash and from some testing on old stuff it works almost as good as the new stuff right from the store.