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Tue, 12/29/2009 - 11:12am - Posted by: GarryWert

I doubt that was plain water. looked like another type of extinguisher...
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Thu, 11/12/2009 - 12:59am - Posted by: farazakan

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Wed, 11/04/2009 - 12:09am - Posted by: bellaz090

I didn't realize that it would be such a dangerous thing to be out there putting out a simple fire like that. I'll be sure to have a little more patience next time we lose power during a rain storm next time! dress up games

Sat, 10/31/2009 - 2:59pm - Posted by: marklogan23

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Sat, 10/31/2009 - 9:28am - Posted by: christmassms

This is the Negligence at the part of the person operatng the Crane. Because of his mistake it touched the Wires and there is the blast. Sad video.

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Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:28pm - Posted by: jerryblu

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Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:16am - Posted by: jerryblu

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Mon, 10/12/2009 - 4:42pm - Posted by: BPettigrew

It doesn't make any sense - there's absolutely no way that was plain water.
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Fri, 10/09/2009 - 6:08pm - Posted by: londonmoon

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Thu, 09/24/2009 - 2:56am - Posted by: hankjmatt

How many times do you think it has rained on that pole in the last 20 years? I have extinguished pole fires like this one... it is risky but nobody wants their power shut off either.
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Fri, 08/21/2009 - 1:37am - Posted by: Nannes2

If you are not aware of the problem, they leak to ground through the steel attachments at the pole and then start the pole fires from inside..
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Fri, 08/21/2009 - 1:36am - Posted by: Nannes2

ou use a fogging pattern from the fire hose only and you are completely safe. Just keep the firemen and civilians away from the area. In this case the power should have been killed first because of the situation.
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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 8:34pm - Posted by: Nathanial11

The bucket truck should have been positioned BEHIND and AWAY from where the top of the pole could have fallen, as the primary wires were dead ended on the side he approached. It appears to me that someone was in to big a hurry to do something without thinking of the potential consequences. I'm glad no one was hurt.

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Mon, 11/24/2008 - 11:35am - Posted by: Anonymous

the title of this video should be "Brute Force and Ignorance". All i can say is stupid! stupid! stupid!

Fri, 04/18/2008 - 6:59pm - Posted by: Anonymous

Like someone mentioned before you can use potable water on live electric, how do you think electric companies wash insulators and electrical equipment when it doesn't rain for a while. You have to use a fogging motion or back and forth sweeping motion. The contamination /burnt pole pieces probably ran down the pole and tracked over to other sources of ground which caused an even bigger fire . It happens all the time over here on the Texas coast.

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 3:44pm - Posted by: Anonymous

same question could be asked! Since when are firemen, LINEMAN

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 11:07pm - Posted by: Anonymous

Yeh Man- Dry Chem is the only way to fly with this type of problem! Been at it for 40+ years! Where was his main man? Is this a Nat'l Grid Co.? Were the insulator's I-7's (aluminum)? Not withstanding, what kind of a dumb ___k sprays anything, other than proper Dry Chem on a hot Pole fire? At least, drop the fuses before Firefighting operations begin! Would like to know where these boys were prior to the heroic "EFFORT" took place!

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 7:50pm - Posted by: Anonymous

I sincerely hope that you linemen at Atlantic Electric take a close look at that set of strain insulators on that middle phase. A.B. Chance Insulators are failing. Both Aluminum and steel from a certain manufacturing date era. If you are not aware of the problem, they leak to ground through the steel attachments at the pole and then start the pole fires from inside....

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 4:41pm - Posted by: Anonymous

Foolish,
The lineman that you see in the video should have his ticket taken from him. Any lineman with any sense knows what is causing the fire. The insulators were tracking over and going to ground. Like the old salt in the post before me said, he is damn lucky the top of the pole didn't fall in his lap or one of those phases come down on him. Sorry, but the truth hurts. Kill the power and the fire will probably go out or atleast then you can douse it with water.

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 9:42am - Posted by: Anonymous

I'm a retired line foreman with 35 years service. The lad in the bucket should be glad he escaped serious injury or even death. It was apparent to me that the pole fire was probably caused either by a hot tap (wire) touching the pole or its hard wear; or most probably an insulator had failed and was allowing current to travel to ground through the steel hard wear bolted through the pole. Any good line foreman worth his salt knows that the center, or Heart of the pole can be a good source of ground. It's apparent in the video that the fire had started inside the pole and burned outward decreasing the poles physical strength as it burned outward. You can see that the cross arms had already started to pull away from the pole. At that point the entire top of the pole could have ended up in the lineman's lap; hot primary wires and all. In this case, water should not have been used as the fire worsened immediately after the initial application of water. (increasing the conductivity for current flow). SECONDLY: The bucket truck should have been positioned BEHIND and AWAY from where the top of the pole could have fallen, as the primary wires were dead ended on the side he approached. It appears to me that someone was in to big a hurry to do something without thinking of the potential consequences. I'm glad no one was hurt. And for those who say you can't use water in the primary area, you can. You use a fogging pattern from the fire hose only and you are completely safe. Just keep the firemen and civilians away from the area. In this case the power should have been killed first because of the situation.

Mon, 04/07/2008 - 3:16pm - Posted by: Anonymous

That was awesome.

Mon, 04/07/2008 - 1:40pm - Posted by: Anonymous

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Mon, 04/07/2008 - 11:19am - Posted by: Anonymous

Interesting video, with very good camera work. Glad no one was hurt. Can someone that was there describe what actually happened? As you can see, what looks like the top wire falls to the ground. Did it act like a fuse, due to the short on the pole, or did something else happen like the bucket hiting it? Also, would someone know if this is the electric company's usual protocol to use water to handle these types of fires? And if so, does it usually work out fine without incident? I would have guessed using a CO2 extinguisher or does that mean you have to get too close? Anybody know?

Mon, 04/07/2008 - 9:29am - Posted by: Anonymous

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Thu, 04/03/2008 - 8:08pm - Posted by: Anonymous

Don't put water on LIVE electric. Once it's disconnected, it's ok.

Thu, 04/03/2008 - 5:01pm - Posted by: Anonymous

DRY CHEMICAL! or CUT the Power First - Then put the Water! Don't worry about the people who don't want the outage - Lives are more important.

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Thu, 04/03/2008 - 5:51am - Posted by: Anonymous

thankfully the lineman was not injured... the problem is the salt, not the water, folks. How many times do you think it has rained on that pole in the last 20 years? I have extinguished pole fires like this one... it is risky but nobody wants their power shut off either.

Thu, 04/03/2008 - 12:30am - Posted by: Anonymous

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Wed, 04/02/2008 - 8:24pm - Posted by: Anonymous

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Wed, 04/02/2008 - 3:16pm - Posted by: Anonymous

How dumb do you have to be! Why would you put water on an " Electrial" fire, were we not taught this in grade school.

Anyway........ enjoyed the video, the slow motion was interesting!

Wed, 04/02/2008 - 2:41pm - Posted by: Anonymous

I doubt that was plain water. looked like another type of extinguisher...
I would hope that someone trained to be an Atlantic Electric Lineman would KNOW about the whole water and electricity thing??? ya know? double duh...

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Wed, 04/02/2008 - 1:45pm - Posted by: Anonymous

WATER ON ELECTRIC. That fire dept. is lucky that man didn't get killed. Could you say LAWSUIT.

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Tue, 04/01/2008 - 8:45pm - Posted by: Anonymous

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