Call the Fire Brigade

Jeff Lynne · 18 May 2009 at 14:31

http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co...lion-blaze/article-999302-detail/article.html

Oh.

:eek:

Greenlizard0 · 18 May 2009 at 14:38

Oops, at least plenty of trained men were immediately there.

Have to say, no internal sprinkler system? Madness I tells ya..

Sankari · 18 May 2009 at 14:43

No sprinklers fitted because they were deemed unnecessary since staff were not regularly on site. In other words, a dodgy cost-cutting measure which has now backfired spectacularly.

Pathetic.

Greenlizard0 · 18 May 2009 at 14:43

Indeed, caught with their trousers around their ankles. Silly gay firemen.

Sankari · 18 May 2009 at 14:59

Can't even blame the Muslims, tbh.

platypus · 18 May 2009 at 15:52

Dunno. You could work them in somehow if you really tried.

Helium_Junkie · 18 May 2009 at 16:01

Wouldnt a sprinkler system be a really bad idea in a facility housing diesel? Either way though, the fire dept is not just about fighting fires - but about preventing them, this is pretty embarassing.

platypus · 18 May 2009 at 16:03

Evangelion said:
No sprinklers fitted because they were deemed unnecessary since staff were not regularly on site.

Not great for diesel/oil storage?

Draeger · 18 May 2009 at 16:22

Believe it or not - Health & Safety legislation prevent staff from tackling any fire on the premises other than in the way staff at any other "non emergency service" business would, i.e. evacuate the premises and a fire marshall will go and investigate the area the fire is reported to be in but will not tackle the fire unless it is very minor indeed.

I know, it sounds ridiculous. :rolleyes:

What really is ridiculous though is that we heard on the fire brigade rumour mill/grapevine last night that a number of the instructional staff at the college run retained ( part time firefighters who respond to firecalls from their normal jobs via pagers ). So they had their alerters go off, they then got into their cars and drove to the nearby retained fire station, got kitted up and mobilised back to the college to begin firefighting operations.

You couldn't make it up.

a1ex2001 · 18 May 2009 at 16:29

platypus said:
Not great for diesel/oil storage?

Storing Diesel/oil in a highly flamable workshop not great for building integrity in event of fire, maybe they should invest in some underground tanks if they want to store 1200l litres of diesel?

Sankari · 18 May 2009 at 16:31

Helium_Junkie said:
Wouldnt a sprinkler system be a really bad idea in a facility housing diesel? Either way though, the fire dept is not just about fighting fires - but about preventing them, this is pretty embarassing.

platypus said:
Not great for diesel/oil storage?

Foam sprinklers would have been fine.

A spokesman for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue said later: 'There was not enough risk to life to justify putting a sprinkler system in the building.

'It is essentially a large warehouse with lots of open doors, so in terms of risk assessment it would not qualify.'

(Source).