Saturday - September 14, 2013

FIFY

As blog commenters are wont to say, “FIFY”. Fixed It For Ya.  Usually used when someone else’s comment needs clarification, more blatant emphasis, or a midnight visit from the Grammar Nazis.

But it could also apply to real world situations.

Case in point ... great big fire this week in Seaside NJ, on the brand new boardwalk that just went up after hurricane Sandy destroyed the old one.

“The boardwalk’s made of wood and wood burns,” [NJ Governor] Christie said. “The biggest reason for the spread is the winds.”

A childishly simple problem sometimes requires a childishly simply solution, so here, drawn in a childish manner, are two of them.

Since the ocean is right the heck there, with all the water you could ever possibly want, get Bambi Buckets like the forest fire guys use, and water bomb the fires out. With the ocean barely 100 yards away, even 3 or 4 regular helicopters could drop thousands of gallons of water in just minutes. The police have helicopters. So do the EMS folks. Plus the National Guard is nearby. And so is the Coast Guard. Both of whom have big heavy duty choppers that can lift heavy loads. And in real emergencies, draft civilian helicopters and those of the news media.

Heck, make bucket bombing part of the standard helicopter pilot training. What pilot wouldn’t love that?

Now imagine a dozen choppers lined up to water bomb a waterfront fire like the one at Seaside Park. Two strings of 6, or 4 strings of 3, each carrying about a ton of water (250 gallons). Fire? What fire? Gone. Plenty of dents in the roofs though.



Here’s another idea. Fireboats. I don’t know how far they can shoot water, but the new ones can get on scene at more than 50mph. And DHS helps pay for them. A large part of the NJ shore communities are on very long, narrow islands. Only a couple hundred yards wide. Would it work?

Posted by Drew458     on 09/14/2013 at 10:26 AM   
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