Use of Scuba unit for Fire/Haz-Mat Escape

[broncobowsher]

In Phoenix we had someone use scuba gear to escape there burning house.

Burning Man: An Attorney Says He Escaped His Blazing Home Using Scuba Gear; Now Hes Charged with Arson

Shortly before Phoenix Fire Department investigators arrested Michael Marin for allegedly torching his plush Biltmore Estates mansion, he spoke about the fire he says almost stole his life. "Here's the unvarnished version from the horse's mouth," Marin told New Times in the living room of his...

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Then they were arrested for arson. Then...

Arizona Businessman Convicted Of Arson Appears To Commit Suicide In Courtroom

Michael Marin, an Arizona businessman who died minutes after he was convicted of arson, appeared to have put something in his mouth while in the court room, sparking an investigation into whether the millionaire had poisoned himself. Marin had been convicted of burning down his mansion in the...

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[Scott G. Bonser]

Well... the smart choice was to remove trees around the house and have a water tank and sprinkles on the roof and around the place. It could have been much worse had the house not been properly prepped.

Lots of possible thoughts entering the mind of someone facing such a situation. The SCUBA was definitely a ‘lifesaver’ for smoke inhalation but the ability to use it in a ‘cool water’ pool thwarted the heat intensity hazards as well. No matter how far brush is clear from a safe haven, safety can be compromised by wind generated by weather or the intensity of the fire itself. A good call by the pool owner and glad it turned out favorably.

 

[Scott G. Bonser]

I have used an old 2stage hooked to shop air, to weld inside a water tank, that was tarred, we cleaned as much with a wire wheel. But no matter what, you have to burn the residual tar out.
No googles. I am a natural mouth breather so it wasn't to bad.


I also bought a BP60 rebreather from a guy that wanted to use it as fire escape...
But he came to realize he had no clue of the equipment he owned.

I can see a lot of missing details in ‘This’ response. Was the ‘Shop air’ filtered to the point of it being safe to breathe? I have gotten sick on ‘bad air’ from a County Fire Department air compressor that had had some kind of malfunction. I had to lift my dive partner out onto our boat standing on a sandbar as he had thrown-up so much from the bad air he couldn’t get out on his own. I had a bad headache. Keith contacted the Fire Captain and let him know to check and empty any filled tanks and get the compressor fixed. It didn’t take but a few seconds to turn a nice ‘clam and oyster’ collecting dive into a real nasty mess. We were not ‘good’ for about two days. I felt OK, but Keith called his family doctor after he called F D.

Please be Super Careful with tank fills and ‘hose-supplied’ air sources. They can be bad news.

As for using a rebreather…I am not so sure that they can be used for but a short time above water. Positive pressure through a SCUBA setup seems more a likely way to get clean air wherever it may be needed. …rebreather gurus, please contribute your thoughts if you get to read this post. I have no RB training whatsoever.

Scott G. Bonser

 

[Scott G. Bonser]

In Phoenix we had someone use scuba gear to escape there burning house.

Burning Man: An Attorney Says He Escaped His Blazing Home Using Scuba Gear; Now Hes Charged with Arson

Shortly before Phoenix Fire Department investigators arrested Michael Marin for allegedly torching his plush Biltmore Estates mansion, he spoke about the fire he says almost stole his life. "Here's the unvarnished version from the horse's mouth," Marin told New Times in the living room of his...

www.phoenixnewtimes.com

Then they were arrested for arson. Then...

Arizona Businessman Convicted Of Arson Appears To Commit Suicide In Courtroom

Michael Marin, an Arizona businessman who died minutes after he was convicted of arson, appeared to have put something in his mouth while in the court room, sparking an investigation into whether the millionaire had poisoned himself. Marin had been convicted of burning down his mansion in the...

abcnews.go.com

EGADS, I wonder what arsonist was thinking to attempt this one. To actually ‘cause’ a haz-mat situation just invites ‘mistakes’ ….sometimes deadly ones. …and to possibly take poison to ‘bail’ in the C R. …sounds like a ‘not-so-stable’ individual. I agree S R. ‘Sad’…