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Vonage Actually, the chances of there being power during the early stages of a fire are
Actually, the chances of there being power during the early stages of a fire are quite plausible, depending on the building construction. I can cite two cases which I've seen first-hand. The first was a condo building, made of concrete block (back-filled with a sand/concrete mix). The fire was started by grocery bags leaning against (and thereupon activating) the toaster, then igniting. The 1st floor of the condo sustained major damage, 2nd floor had heavy smoke damage and some fire damage in the stairway area (townhouse-style condo), but the lights upstairs and in the front room stayed on throughout the duration of the fire until power was finally pulled to the building. Most of the wiring had been in the concrete block, in conduit, therefore protected from the flames and heat.
The second would be an event which happened 2 weeks back at a trade show. They often use temporary power setups consisting of circuit breaker panels (called distros, short for distribution panels) which are tied into the building's power supply. Well, an older 3-phase panel somehow arced internally, appears to be a matter of bad (loose) lugs which allowed a wire to bridge 2 of the 3 phases, then ultimately all 3 phases became involved. 6 gauge wire was connected between the distro and the building's 600 amp 3-phase disconnect. In this case, the wire, even when dead-shorted, wasn't enough to blow the fuses and the arcing continued until building maintenance killed the disconnect. I examined the carcass of the panel this past weekend and it's a total loss. Fire burned a hole straight through the faceplate and was starting to make a good hole in the outer cover of the can. Flames shot out of an unused (open) knock-out which damaged a nearby wall. Flames also shot out of the main cable entrance to the panel. Needless to say, this incident has caused the building owners to totally re-evaluate fire safety.
These are two very odd situations. Most construction isn't as good as the first situation, and I highly doubt many people have a huge amount of electrical service at their residence. The second situation is rare in commercial buildings as well. Other than temporary events, like trade shows and rock concerts, I can't think of anywhere else that something like this is routinely done.
The police having to chase the guy & arrest him kind of leads me to believe this part is definitely true. :)
As an aside, I just called 933 here and for the first time heard "Enhanced 911 is enabled"... cool.
Read The Full Thread: Internet phone delays 911 response to fire
• Found this today..
Everyone needs to be concerned with how their 911 service
• If anything, this underscores the imporatnce of having a backup, i.e cell phone,
• I agree..
I think you can still dial 911 with a cellphone that doesnt have service(correct
• There is something wrong here!
You CANNOT go back into a house that is "fully
• Got the story off of a news channel 5 website....So they can make things out to be
• I agree Firewall - if the Police and Fire Dept. were already there telling him not
• The ONLY reason I'd EVER go back in my burning house was if my wifey or any of the animals
• Yeah he is an idiot. Who runs into a burning building to save a computer?
• So did he call Vonage or 911? How did Vonage put him on hold?
• The home’s owner, Loren Veltkamp, says when he called 911, he was put on hold by
VonageTPA posted "Actually, the chances of there being power during the early stages of a fire are" on 02/27/2006 |
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