Comments on: Huge Manila Fire Likely Caused By Extension Cords, Power Strips – October 22, 2012

By: Craig Zurek

Craig Zurek — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:38:16 +0000

I'm with you Barney. It's a good thing there are those out there tough enough to work that hard, and willing to put themselves in harms way to help keep others safe.

By: James Barney Barnwell

James Barney Barnwell — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:31:49 +0000

No you are not , or ever could have been one …

By: James Barney Barnwell

James Barney Barnwell — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:14:38 +0000

If you have never manned a hose nozzle between 2 burning buildings trying to keep one from going up completely… Or frantically tearing through sheetrock or other building materials trying to find hidden smoldering bits , so they did not kindle again and burn the structure down… Try this Mr.Walker… grab a tool that weighs 5 pounds and swing it at the ground for 30 minutes straight while standing in Death Valley , Ca. while wearing your winter coat and 3 pairs of pants… That's covers the exhaustion , as far as returning to work you gotta have heart to be a fireman , you train to reach your limit and then keep going… No disrespect to you either , but this question reeks of someone who never put a hard day of work in his/her entire life… again no disrespect , more like contempt…

By: Rob Walker

Rob Walker — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:24:04 +0000

I don't mean any disrespect, but how does a fireman battling a blaze for 30 minutes succumb to exhaustion and then return to work? I mean, it seems a little quick to succumb and a little quick to recover… Again, I am not firefighter and I mean no disrespect.