"Fire Dragon" - this is the name of a flashover container's the Insurance Board of Bavaria, which at a 3-day exercise in Scheyern guest. In this container, different fire scenarios to be simulated, including the dreaded "flashover," a breakthrough of the smoke in a fire.
32 breathing apparatus support, a total of 4 different fire departments participated in the 4-pass, a through-affiliated in a half hour and a half hours of theory and practice.
Participants: Scheyern FF 23, FF Pfaffenhofen with 2, 3 Reichertshausen FF, FF 3 and FF Jetzendorf Gerolsbach with 3 fire service providers.
This flashover containers were the firemen and women close quarters as a "flashover" occurs and how it can be effectively controlled and prevented, to be prepared for an emergency in this situation. The Fire Dragon is similar to an ordinary shipping container is fired with wood to achieve a controlled flue gas ignition. Each participant was supervised by a trainer from Dräger safety and with the help of a D-hollow-beam pipe the "flash over" fight. Aggravating factor for the fire fighters was the enormous heat up to 1000 ° C at the top of the container. Not only is the equipment used but also some exercise participants came their limits. Despite the enormous physical burden, all involved in the courses, take positive and educational experience to take home.
