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#110093 - 10/26/07 03:25 AM Re: Emergency fire shelters [Re: BOD]
ironraven Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 4642
Loc: Vermont
I asked my brother the firefighter that question after he finished his wildland training. He laughed- not the "of course" laugh, or the "are you joking" laugh, more of the "if they issued us toe tags it would be bad for morale" laugh.

For the size, the Thermolite bivy from AMK is a better buy. Use the proper tool and you'll be happy. The fire shelter was designed to give you a chance at surviving a fast moving fire. The Thermolite was designed to be an emergency sleeping bag.

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#110402 - 10/29/07 01:06 AM Re: Emergency fire shelters [Re: redflare]
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Here's a firsthand description of the firefighters deploying their shelters that day.


Edited by Arney (10/29/07 03:18 AM)
Edit Reason: Different link

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#110416 - 10/29/07 02:10 AM Re: Emergency fire shelters [Re: Arney]
CANOEDOGS Offline
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 1853
Loc: MINNESOTA

Arney..the LA Times wants a sign up--i got my info right from
NFS site..

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#111944 - 11/08/07 12:51 PM Re: Emergency fire shelters [Re: CANOEDOGS]
Alan_Romania Offline

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Registered: 06/29/05
Posts: 648
Loc: Arizona
http://www.latimes.com/la-burnover-f,0,732907.flash?coll=la-home-center

Pictures and radio traffic from the Orange County Deployment.
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#111955 - 11/08/07 03:05 PM Re: Emergency fire shelters [Re: Alan_Romania]
Stu Offline
I am not a P.P.o.W.
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Registered: 05/16/05
Posts: 1058
Loc: Finger Lakes of NY State
Thank you for sharing. Very interesting.
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