Watch out for bumpers!!

[chainsaw5vent]

found this in firehouse dot com
:eek:
http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=46&id=59351

[tuffstuff]

I read that article on the westcoast911.com website the day after it happened. Since it was Oakland, these guys are pretty good about getting all the current west coast firefighting news.

Pretty crazy though. Some guys crap their pants just when the tires explode. The bumpers are crazy.

[westcoast911]

Chainsaw5vent brings up a good topic for training. Here is the link to our article about the injured Oakland Firefighter, and a video of an exploding bumper with a Firefighter injury:

http://westcoast911.com/wp/2008/05/02/oakland-firefighter-injured-by-exploding-bumper/