THE REVIEW

‘Wednesday, June 16, 1982 ;

lt takes 200 gallons of gasoline,

“sometimes 300, ‘to make those
columns - of black smoke. that
“have | been appearing over.. the
airport this summer and last, but

if available it is contaminated gas

. that can’t be used for fuel.

‘The fires are ‘set as part. ‘of a

“raining 2 program: for airport
‘firefighters. The gas is sprayed

2 automatically on top of a shallow .
“pool: of water in: the midst of —
en sits: an assembly 1 made: of

<old- boilers. ‘and -cuilverts’ ‘that. -
“simulate, an airliner crashed. and;
~ broken in pieces.
“When the fuel is ignited a man
drives up ina yellow tank truck.
with a large nozzle mounted. ~
above the cab. He directs a spray
of foam from the: nozzle without
getting out of the cab and the fire ,

goesout.
The. driver.” is

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“He: may make basic mistakes, :
such: as spraying against the wind

or not approaching close enough,

but the fire goes out’ anyway, the
“system is that effective. a
". The mixture sprayed i is 94 parts
six parts. chemical. It.
forms.a foam that is lighter than.
the gasoline and spreads out over:
“its cutting it off from the air.

water, -

“The gas

is -still there. un-

* derneath. but it.can ’t burn. Most.
involved .in. the»

of the work

two. airports

operation is in 1 clearing the foam. os

away So it won’t prevent the next

e, ne from burning.

Victoria International i is one of
in the. ‘province:
is given.

where.” the training. ;
Trainees last.. week. were : from
Williams. » Lake,’

Although the fires. seem to

snuff so. easily” they are hot while. 7
they last. Airplane fuselages were

: melted.
It doesn’t seem that. any one

Abbortsford, =
Smithers and Sandspit.

used at “first but the aluminum

couldn’t. take the heat,

inside’ would: have much ofa

chance, but. at least they are”

- spared one hazard. Foam sprayed:
they. :
“> ~ and’ smothers ‘the fire, so. the

on top of the fuselage runs‘down °

nozzle doesn’t have to be aimed |

at the door where. people are

trying to eet out.

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