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Originally Posted by hotboiblaze
Fire
every one of the crew is trained to fight fires and every other casualty that might occur (flooding, hydraulic rupture, air pressure air leak, attacks from pirates/terrorists/etc)
you learn about all the classes of fires, and the type of extinguishing agent that best fights that specific fire. we have different types of extinguishers throughout the boat as well as a fire mains (similar to fire hydrants.) if a fire were to happen at any given time, an assigned group of people (called the fly away team) will immediately grab the appropriate extinguisher and run to try to fight the fire. in the mean time, assigned guys are dressing out in Fire Fighting Ensembles (what fire fighters wear) and SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus, the air tanks,) and theyll grab the nearest hose to fight the fire. meanwhile the guys 'driving' the ship will be working to bring us to the surface so we can start to emergency ventilate the compartment of the smoke. fire is one of the scariest things because it can consume the ship and you have no where to run. thats why its important that every person be able to fight all the casualties that may occur.
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I cannot even imagine how this could be.
has it ever happened were a sub "burned down" under water?