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  1. to be honest I thought you were cherry picking your search results to suit your argument. a bit of googleiing (if any word exists) shows quite a few independent global studies back you up. so happy to be wrong about that. interestingly the world health organization while they admit the potential risks that you have outlined still recommend the wearing of helmets .
  2. Are the Netherlands the only country that have researched this ? if I picked another random country, say Finland, or Canada . would their government think tanks have drawn similar conclusions and have similar policies in place ?
  3. A fine mist spray may work wonders but a fully engaged car fire is bloody hot and you would be best to cool it down from a distance first Not possible with your fine mist . I have no clue what they are putting out fires with in London but I would be amazed if these vehicles were not designed to tap into another water supply . Our protocols ( not in the uk ) is to roll with 3000 gallons. We won't use that (unless it's a Tesla which may possibly use another 5000) but we would look bloody stupid if we ran out of water and I have been on some stubborn ones that just dont want to be put out . We also would finish off with a coating of class A foam I have no idea if this is used in the uk either . Yes fire blankets can be great . You can even get those for car fires too. Dont use a fire extinguisher ,or a garden hose though .
  4. Sorry this isn't true at all . I dont believe any fire dept would also tackle a car fire without a minimum of 1000 gallons . You would need a pretty big fire extinguisher for that Electrical fires best advice I ever got was turn the power off and turn it into a class A . which would not always be possible depending on location of fire on a narrowboat. So my recommendation would be if you dont know what you are doing (and trust me you dont , which is not a slight as why would you) get off the boat , your possessions can be replaced . You can't .
  5. It's not that physical ,more around the technique. I have been carred down ladders by female firefighters on a couple of occasions during training and that would include extra weight of the bunker gear I would have been wearing . I would also add ,some of the best firefighters I know are female and I would trust them to have my back in any situation.
  6. The gas detector for out fire dept is set for carbon monoxide at around 50 parts per million.. anything more than that will send it into alarm . So would considered safe without breathing apparatus , presuming no other alarm was triggered. To add though, this would be after some type of incident so presumably levels would drop further and I believe for safe long term exposure should be way lower than this , around 10 (ish)
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