PapaGrune
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http://bearingarms.com/reporter-ammunition-in-house-fire-could-have-fired-off-wildly-uh-no/
Good Video. 25 minutes long.
Good Video. 25 minutes long.
It they are aware you have large ammo stash in your house they will let it burn to the ground.What was the point of the video? I don't have time to watch for 25 minutes.
What isn't destroyed by the fire is destroyed by the water. They are there to keep it from spreading to your neighbors' houses. And out in the country? Good luck!
Or keep a propane tank in your basement.If they expect my ammo to blow up like the truck in "O Brother Where Art Thou?" I think they would be in for a surprise. That ain't gonna happen unless I have a gas leak somewhere.
The fire deptartments are fully aware that the chances of them being harmed by rounds going off in a fire are slim. That is not what they are concerned about. The powder from large numbers of rounds, or powder stored by reloaders are accelerants which will turn a small fire into a large dangerous fire quickly.
Fire department policy is to put firefighters at reasonable risk to save other lives. If the risk of a fire getting quickly out of control is great, their policy is to not put firefighters lives at risk to save property. It is not just ammo or powder. Anything inyour home that could cause a fire to quickly accelerate will cause them to back off. It is a good idea to store flammable items and large quantaties of ammo/powder in a building separate from your home.
As a homeowner, if I had even a small fire I'm not so sure I'd just as soon have the home totaled for this reason. Most everything in the home is ruined by the smoke, if not the water and it is probably just about as expensive to repair as just start over.
My gun shop burned in 1995.The cans were bulged and lead streamed from the tops but none of the bullets penetrated the walls of the ammo cans