TRAINING HELPS CURTAIL JUNKYARD FIRE

摘要

Lessons learned from pre-vious scrapyard/tire fires and dili- gent training for large fires paid off when a fire occurred at a site with which Atlantic County, New Jersey, firefighters were too familiar. Shortly after 2 p.m. on June 8, 2004, Lau-reldale Volunteer Fire Company firefighters responded to American Auto Salvage on the west side of Route 50 in Hamilton Township for a report of a structure fire. Locally known as Joe's Junkyard, it had been the site of numerous fires through the years, and the announcement of yet another fire at this location dismayed Atlantic County firefighters. The most recent large fire occurred in 1998 and destroyed the office building in a spectacular fire that drew dozens of fire companies. Looking at the western sky and seeing a large column of smoke rising in the distance, firefighters knew this response would be.no different (photo 1).