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Old 19-06-2005, 11:19   #15
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Re: Just when you thought it was hot enough...
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Originally Posted by whyme38
Must be hell for the firemen working in these hot conditions
Yes, instead of reliefs after 4 hours it's best to organise them after 2.5, then order on a an ambulance to stand by and a canteen van to provide drinking water with special sachets of mineral salts to replace natural body salts lost by sweating.
In the long hot summer of 1976 it seemed that every open space and parkland in London was on fire, I had responsibiliy for Wimbledon Common and at one point the wind shifted direction and we all made a run for it. Sadly the Divisional Van which had just delivered more beaters was burned out as we could not get it moved in time, I spent the next month completing all the reports regarding this event !
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