Findlay Fire Tests

Findlay Fire Tests

Episodes from the outstanding series of oil tank fire control tests held at Findlay, Ohio, April 30-May 5, sponsored by the Standard Oil Company (Ohio) and others.

A detailed report of these tests will be published in a later issue of FIRE ENGINEERING.

1. Observers Major R. M. Blakely, Office of Provost Marshal; A. B. Pettit and A. W. Gilbert of Rubber Reserve Corp., all of Washington; R. W. Greenbergh, Pure Oil Company, Toledo, Ohio, and W. K. McCoy, Dir. Facilities Service Div., PAW. 2. One of several test fires quickly extinguished by automatic sprinkler and foam systems. 3. Observers H. B. Peterson, Morris A. Spamer and Dr. Richard L. Tuve, Naval Research Lab., Washington. 4. Capt E. D. Ballard, Office Chief of Engineers; Comm. Harold Burke. Damage Control Section. Bureau of Ships, U. S. Navy; James J. Duggan. Carbide & Carbon Corp., So. Charlestown, W. Va., and other observers. 5. Safety Directors Frank Harrison, Pure Oil Co., Toledo; Edward Klewer, Oil Workers Int. Union (C.I.O.) and R. T. Henderson, Standard Oil Co. (Ohio). 6. J. J. Power, Jr., V. P., Automatic Sprinkler Corp. of America, checks oil with gauger T. Arras, National Refining Co. 7. Comm. Lloyd Layman, U. S. Coast Guard Training Station and C. P. Holmes. PAW Security Div., Chicago. 8. Captain N. P. Nugent and Major R. O. Turner. Wright Field, inspect tank interior after fire. 9. Fire out. Just before cutting off Pyrene foam system. Showing pickup and delivery lines leading to aspirator. One of National Foam’s aspirators also shown. 10. Navy’s nine man camera crew directed by Lieut. (j.g.) F. Terzo and Ensign Oscar Boet. ticker, Jr., climb to shoot tank interior. Foam’s aspirators also shown; 10. Navy’s

Photos Courtesy Standard Oil Company (Ohio)

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