BREAKING NEWS: Eight fire crews tackle blaze in Barton Turf
By DONNA-LOUISE BISHOP, Reporter
Sunday, February 19, 2012
4:56 PM
Eight fire crews have been called out to tackle a blaze at a thatched property in Barton Turf, near Wroxham.
Appliances from Stalham, Carrow, Wroxham, Sprowston, the aerial and support from Earlham, the water carrier from Hethersett and support, the Control Unit from Wymondham and support and the Salvage Unit from Dereham are currently in attendance.
Crews are wearing breathing apparatus and extinguishing using main and hose reel jets supplemented by a hydrant.
No further detail is available at this stage.
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4 comments
Maybe Mr Trett wouldn't be so flippant and ignorant if it was his home the fire service were fighting to save!!
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Wrighty
Monday, February 20, 2012
Well answered Chris,these ill informed people haven't got a clue,perhaps they should don a uniform and help fight a thatch fire,damn hard work,you need all the help you can get,I know i've done it!!
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angliafire
Sunday, February 19, 2012
I get increasing annoyed at these trivial and ill informed comments aimed at our emergency services. Firstly thatch fires are very labour intensive to fight as the water runs off the thatch because that's what thatched roofs are designed to do, so you have to strip it out. Also several of these crews are in fact small units, eg the support and control units are only vans manned by two or three personel, not full fire crews, and carry out special functions like lighting and pollution control etc. So it might be worth readers doing a bit of research on the fire services website before making ill informed comments.
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Chris Pearson
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Eight fire crews! It's more than painfully obvious the fire brigade are grossly overstaffed.
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chucky noris
Sunday, February 19, 2012