Today, a truck caught fire outside my office window. I called 911. Fortunately, no one was hurt. You see them along the road occasionally, but it’s not every day that you see one outside your window!

First, get away from the fire.  Get everyone out of the car or truck as fast as possible.

Second, move far away from the car.  Remember that your car or truck has gasoline in it and can explode. Don’t stand close to the vehicle watching the fire. If the car explodes from the gasoline catching fire, you won’t have time to move to cover. So, get back from the car.  You can get another car or truck.  You don’t want to take the risk of injury.    In the case of the fire outside my office window, the police  had the entire block blocked off so that  no one would get hurt.

Third,  call for emergency help.  Give them good directions on your location.  They are trained to put out fires, but can’t put it out if you don’t give them good information on where you are.

Fourth,  don’t be tempted to go back into the car or truck to try to save your possessions.  It’s not worth the risk.  Be safe and wait for the fire department.

Fifth,  don’t be surprised by all of the smoke.  Car tires on fire put out a lot of smoke.  It’s another reason to stand far back from the burning vehicle.

Firemen and police are trained to deal with this type of emergency.  Think through in you mind what you would do to protect yourself and your family if you vehicle caught fire.  No trips to the hospital are a great outcome for what is a very dangerous situation.   Thankfully, no one was hurt with the fire that occurred today.

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