Things "Heat Up" at work . . .

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Things "Heat Up" at work . . .

Postby TW » July 21st, 2008, 2:25 pm

I can now add "firefighter" to my resume.

This afternoon at work I happened to walk out of my departments lab just in time to see my boss run by in a total panic. Wondering what the problem was I started to follow him. When he reached the side door of the plant, he opened it , looked out then yelled "There is a fire out here!" I grabbed a fire extinguisher off of one of the columns and headed outside. There was a pretty good grass fire going on, and it was moving toward the plant. When I got to where I could see the fire, I noticed that the backside of the fire had burned up to the drive where the trucks enter, and also up to the ramp for the forklifts to access the plant, so I wasn't concerned with it spreading any further in those directions. However, the front of the fire was moving toward the plant, in particular toward the corner of the plant where the natural gas line and valves are located. If it reached them things could get real ugly, FAST! Most everybody was just standing there, confused about what to do. Only one ran to get a second fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher that I had was a dry chemical type, I started from the forklift ramp and laid down a fog of the chemicals along the front edge of the fire. I know that God was working through me, that little fire extinguisher lasted long enough for me to almost completely extinguish the fire, and when it finally did run out my co-worker arrived with the second fire extinguisher, that we used to handle the hot spots. This is a dangers time of year for fires, with the temps at or near 100 and low humidity grass becomes tinder box dry, and it can burn fast.

I don't remember why I happened to walk out of the lab at that particular moment, but it's a good thing that I did.


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Postby Susie Hamilton » July 21st, 2008, 2:32 pm

The right place at the right time. God planned that. Bless you.
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Postby rjc » July 21st, 2008, 2:51 pm

You did good lttle brother.
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Postby PastorDaniel » July 21st, 2008, 4:39 pm

(singing that country song)
"They call me the fireman...that's my name!" :lol:

Great Job!
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Postby KBevangelist » July 21st, 2008, 5:14 pm

TW you are the MAN!!!

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Postby Linda » July 21st, 2008, 6:30 pm

TW, God places us in "hot" spots that He can use us when Satan tries to destroy. You were just walking in obedience, wheather you realized it or not. Way to go brother! You did goooood!!!!!!!!! :)
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