Can Seawater Fight Fires in SoCal | Why No Water | Fireboats | Damage From Seawater
Seawater in Southern California Wildfires January 12, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the use of seawater and how it can be utilized to fight the wildfires in southern California. #wildfire #fireboats #palisadesfire Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@gmail.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs2P9OPA8ulM3EJ2u 00:00 Introduction 01:21 Why SoCal Ran Out of Water 06:04 Fireboats - How to get Seawater out of the Sea 08:50 Seawater corrodes fire equipment 11:54 Seawater does not provide enough cooling as freshwater 12:33 Seawater harms plant life and will leave the soil barren 15:07 Difficulty in Fighting This Wildfire 17:25 Conclusion Here’s why firefighters can’t use ocean water to put out the deadly LA wildfires https://thetab.com/2025/01/09/heres-why-firefighters-cant-use-ocean-water-to-put-out-the-deadly-la-wildfires Can firefighters use ocean water to douse wildfire blazes? https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/can-firefighters-use-ocean-water-to-douse-wildfire-blazes/ Why Doesn’t Los Angeles Use Seawater in Its Fire Hydrants? https://x.com/amuse/status/1877390791695282570
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Can Seawater Fight #Fires in SoCal 1️⃣Why NoWater 2️⃣ #Fireboats - How to get Seawater out of the Sea 3️⃣ #Seawater corrodes fire equipment 4️⃣ #Saltwater does not provide enough cooling 5️⃣Seawater harms plant life 6️⃣Difficulty in fighting this #wildfire youtu.be/Y1N2BwcAT-s
@rmayemsinger.bsky.social Something to add to your other posts about CA fires about water pressure and supply youtu.be/Y1N2BwcAT-s?... Sal @mercoglianos.bsky.social is a volunteer firefighter apart from university professor
This is for all the naysayers for using salt water for emergency fire fighting. Enjoy! youtube.com/watch?v=Y1N2...
Turns out that the YouTube shipping guy is also a volunteer firefighter guy who knows a ton about fire fighting infrastructure youtu.be/Y1N2BwcAT-s?...
Short answer is yes, all firefighting equipment can use seawater. Fire truck pumps and fire boats and water bomber airplanes are all made to handle it and they just require some maintenance of back flushing with fresh water later. Sort of like a boat engine used in salt water. youtu.be/Y1N2BwcAT-s
#LAFires What about using seawater? San Francisco does have a seawater system called the Hardy System as a backup for fire control. Knowledgeable person discusses rational reasons pro & con regarding seawater for firefighting. (non-political). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1N2...
To better understand what the SoCal firefighters are up against, this 18 minutes will help. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1N2...
Just watched an 18 minute video, Can Seawater Fight Fires in SoCal... I found it very interesting, by a professional firefighter, and dispels a lot of the misinformation that's out there. A fast 18 minutes ;-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1N2...
An excellent video dispelling some if the myths and disinformation about the fires and firefighting in #LA just now. #lafires #california #palisade youtu.be/Y1N2BwcAT-s?...
This video has helpful info.
Oh wow - highly recommend you watch this excellent presentation from a Merchant Marine and firefighter with land and sea firefighting experience - youtu.be/Y1N2BwcAT-s?...
“Can Seawater Fight Fires in SoCal | Why No Water” via What is Going on With Shipping @mercoglianos.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=Y1N2...
youtu.be/Y1N2BwcAT-s?... 🥰🚨🥰🥰😭😭😭😭
Really good educational video on the LA wildfires.
...In case You Run into a MAGA that Tells You How to Fight Fires.... #Fire #LA #Science #Firefighters www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1N2...
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