23 May 2011

Liquid Cow Manure Used to Extinguish New Hampshire Truck Fire

When a Grafton County Farm truck recently caught fire near his farm, North Haverhill, NH, Assistant Fire Chief Preston Hatch came up with a different way to extinguish it. Because of its location a regular piece of fire apparatus could only get to about 1000 feet away from it, so Chief Hatch dumped about 15,000 gallons of liquid manure on it. The strategy worked.

Media reports:

New Hampshire Union Leader: Quick-thinking dairy farmer finds unique way to douse truck fire (20 MAY 11)

Firehouse: Cow Manure Extinguishes N.H. Truck Fire (16 MAY 11)

Background information:

Facebook: North Haverhill Fire Department

Town of Haverhill

Wikipedia: Haverhill, New Hampshire

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