| FIREFIGHTER JOKES... How firefighters identify a HAZMAT chemical using the Tri-COP-Scope Method: 1. Officer standing/Car running: Not hazardous 2. Officer unconcious/Car running: Toxic fumes 3. Officer unconcious/Car stalled: Oxygen displacing chemical 4. Officer/Car both melting: Acidic chemical 5. Officer/Car on fire: extremely flammable Q: What does CHAOS stand for? A: The Chiefs Have Arrived On Scene! When the employees of a restaurant attended a fire safety siminar, they watched a fire official demonstrate the proper way to operate an extinguisher. "Pull the pin like a hand grenade," he explained, "then depress the trigger to release the foam." Later an employee was selected to extinguish a controlled fire in the parking lot. In her nervousness, she forgot to pull the pin. The instructor hinted, "Like a hand grenade, remember?" In a burst of confidence she pulled the pin -- and hurled the extinguisher at the blaze. Q: If the Cheif and a Newbie both jumped out of a burning building at the same time, which one would hit the net first? A: The Cheif, because the Newbie would have to stop and ask for directions. A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmation dog. The children fell to discussing the dog's duties. "They use him to keep crowds back," said one youngster. "No," said another, "he's just for good luck." A third child brought the argument to a close. "They use the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrant." From Kansas State Firefighters Association You can visit this site from the LINKS page |