Dillon County, S.C. Recently Dillon County Station Nine and Dillon County Station Two responded to a barn fire. Fire was easily extinguished, during overhaul the firefighters found a LP Gas Cylinder under the tin roof that had started to deform. Now mind you that the incident commander had completed a 360 degree walk around and did not see the LP Cylinder because it was hidden under the metal roofing that had fallen. The incident commander had done his job as far looking for potential hazards that could pose additional dangers to his crew, a water supply had been established, firefighters in full gear. Everything needed to be safe at this fire. Had the cylinder exploded it could have possibly killed a number of firefighters. This just goes to show that Firefighters can do everything right and still end up DEAD.

LESSONS LEARNED:

Do not take things for granted. Our Safety is something we have to put ahead of everything else. "Make Safety First and Make it Last"