A late-October training exercise in North Bend, Wash., went seriously awry after firefighters there mistakenly sprayed jet fuel on a fire instead of water. According to UPI, investigators believe a malfunctioning oil-water separator may have mistakenly contaminated the firefighters' water. The practice of using a separator to filter water from fuel allows departments to recycle water used for training and has been successfully implemented by other agencies.
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the incident, though two firefighters did suffer minor burns.
This is so humiliating. I get that the oil water separator failed, despite how ridiculous it is that thing exists, and I get that this was just a practice. But how do you look at anyone in the face after this mishap. If I throw up an air ball at a shirts and skins game down at the beach I don't show my face at home for two days. Imagine being the guy who shot jet fuel out of a hose onto a fire. Do you really go out that night and tell people you're a fire fighter? Yea bro, and I'm a serious actor.
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