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Everything is coming together nicely. The new chute is fitted on to TP 1. This will allow us to dump in to reservoirs on either side of the truck as opposed to backing the truck up to a reservior.

Steel work to fit around TP 1 new Dump chute. This chute will allow faster and safer water dump operations.

The new chute is fitted to TP 1

TP 1 - Rear dump chute overhaul begins

Now, the firefighters know what to look for, what to feel for and the hostile environment that precedes a flashover. While an actual flashover does not occur in the simulator, firefighters safely experience real fire conditions.

While much of the smoke escapes the simulator, the oxygen takes its place. This allows the fire to grow, increasing the flames and temperature in the simulator. This is done numerous times while the firefighters rotate inside the simulator experiencing the heat and smoke conditions.

The instructors allow air into the simulator by opening the door at the rear and an overhead vent. This give the fire some much needed oxygen to burn. When this happens, the fire begins to consume the heated smoke and oxygen mixture allowing the flames to 'ribbon' above the heads of the firefighters searching for more to burn.

As the materials burn in the upper portion of the simulator, the smoke becomes heavy creating a total blinding effect inside the simulator. The smoke has consumed most of the oxygen starving the fire of fuel.