Report Number: 05-0000053
Report Date: 05/27/2005
Event Description
During live burn evolution, aquired structure, firefighters became involved in a flashover situation resulting in equipment damage and no injurues. Training team was inside the main room observing fire build up in a rear bathroom. The fire spread unnoticed to an adjacent wall through convection, flame roll over from the ceiling area. When the far wall behind the training team ignited the addional heat caused the entire room to flash over forcing the training team to the floor and to conduct and emergency exit through the front door. The cause of the fire extention was the use of a combustible liquid (diesel fuel) spread onto the wall prior to the beginning of the evolution.
Lesson Learned
Follow NFPA 1403 Live fire training standards and eliminate the use of combustible liquides to fuel training fires.
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