The following warning came from our local fire department via a Montgomery owner. Since I recommended these I thought I should pass the warning on.
Doug Kelch "Seas the Day" > -----Original Message----- > From: MacKay, William D. > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:46 AM > To: FIRE > Subject: Spill Proof Fuel Containers > > > > Recently the use of so-called Spill Proof fuel > containers has seen a > dramatic increase. In fact some county agencies have > begun to completely > do away with the old style containers in favor of > these. > > > > Home improvement stores, department stores, etc are > selling these in our > area and may be advertised as environmentally > friendly. These containers > are generally plastic and do not have any type of > visible vent > associated with them. They are designed to prevent > spills and > incorporate the "vent" into the fill neck or spout. > > > > > There have been at least 6 incidents in Fairfax > County where the > internal pressure developed inside the container has > caused fuel to be > spilled. In one of these cases fuel "shot" out of > the container when > opened and traveled in excess of 10 feet. > > > > This situation presents a great hazard to not only > the general public > but also to us in the response community. It would > not be unreasonable > to experience container failure in situations where > an external heat > source may cause the internal pressure to rise to > the point of failure. > In some certain extreme conditions (container in > direct sunlight), with > high ambient temperature, containers have developed > significant bulging > and possible approach the failure point. > > > > In the interest of safety I am sending this out in > this format. In the > future a more formal safety bulletin will be > developed. > > > > If any of you come across a container of this type > that shows signs of > significant internal pressure please approach with > caution. These > containers have been banned in a number of states > and jurisdictions. The > Fire Prevention Division is tracking these events > and wishes to be > notified of any events involving these containers. > FM12 (Captain Hile) > is responsible for this and is to be contacted. > > > > William MacKay > > Haz Mat Chief, Special Operations > > Fairfax County Fire and Rescue > > 703-246-4388(O) > > 703-246-5437(F) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > svfd-ops mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.svfd.org/mailman/listinfo/svfd-ops > > AOL Bulk Email compliance information: > - Your email was obtained from the records of SVFC. > - Follow the link above to unsubscribe > - contact us via www.svfd.org > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
