Jim Day
I hope that the recent Hartland Road fire raises awareness of this very predictable vehicle-fire caused wildfire. Nationwide, in the last few years the number of vehicle fires has fluctuated around 170,000 per year. I have personally arrived on the scene of three previous vehicle fires over the last ten years and in one case, was able to put out a small fire quickly. Our previous Aid 14 vehicle was saved from a similar fate by quick work with a fire extinguisher just last year by Fred Henchell. This time of year everyone should carry a fire extinguisher in their work vehicle. It was clear at the scene on Hartland Road that neither the driver of this van nor any of those who first came upon this scene had a fire extinguisher. By the time the fire vehicles arrived, it was fully involved and the wildfire was a much more serious issue.