[SEL] our hobby and fire ...in Australia and North America

[Richard Fink Sr]

Jim around here that access to pool or dam water for fire fighting is 
through a item called a stand pipe. Many farmers have one on there dams or 
ponds for local volunteer fire company to connect to. Can be a real life saver.
R Fink
PA




At 02:02 AM 1/28/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>Several things that are recommended in Southern California are, A clear fire
>proof area a 100 feet in dia. around buildings. A fire proof roof and
>enclosed eves.  Shrubbery around houses and buildings should be of the types
>that do not burn easily.  These are a few things.  Oddly enough swimming
>pools are almost never made so that the fire department can get at the
>water.  It would be a simple thing to run a pipe out to some accessible
>place when they are made.
>Jim
>
>Jim and Diane Kirkes
>Hemet, CA , U.S.A.
>jd.kirkes at verizon.net