My husband is a volunteer firefighter. In our small town, that's all we have.
We have no paid firefighters in our district.
The other day this week, a call came in at around 3:30 pm; "Attention fire personnel, we have a report of a fire at the cotton gin." Tom gives me a look that says, 'I have to go and it's going to be bad.'
It was.
85 cotton modules burned.
About 1.2 million dollars were lost in this fire.
Tom came home at about 11:40 pm, he started to make food as I breastfed Raven and *beeeeeeeeeeeeeep* "Attention all fire personnel, we have a report that the gin has set fire again."
30 bales of cotton lost.
About 1.5 million dollars were lost in these fires alone.
The cotton, let's say, in our jeans are treated cotton to be fire retardant, however, untreated cotton is very flammable. When cotton is harvested the seeds are harvested also. Pulled up right with the cotton. These seed contain oils. Oil heats up and catches the cotton on fire, farmers know this. Sometimes you'll loose some of your harvest because of this. Sadly, this was not what happened.
An oil field company were laying down pipe which was meant to be done months ago. It didn't. They had to extend their contract to finish the work. While welding, sparks were fly and caught the cotton on fire.
So much can be lost when a job is not done when it should be. One man can make so much disappear in almost an instant. Please, learn from this. Be aware of what is around you and how much your actions affect others. Work efficiently and effectively.
We have no paid firefighters in our district.
The other day this week, a call came in at around 3:30 pm; "Attention fire personnel, we have a report of a fire at the cotton gin." Tom gives me a look that says, 'I have to go and it's going to be bad.'
It was.
85 cotton modules burned.
About 1.2 million dollars were lost in this fire.
Tom came home at about 11:40 pm, he started to make food as I breastfed Raven and *beeeeeeeeeeeeeep* "Attention all fire personnel, we have a report that the gin has set fire again."
About 1.5 million dollars were lost in these fires alone.
The cotton, let's say, in our jeans are treated cotton to be fire retardant, however, untreated cotton is very flammable. When cotton is harvested the seeds are harvested also. Pulled up right with the cotton. These seed contain oils. Oil heats up and catches the cotton on fire, farmers know this. Sometimes you'll loose some of your harvest because of this. Sadly, this was not what happened.
An oil field company were laying down pipe which was meant to be done months ago. It didn't. They had to extend their contract to finish the work. While welding, sparks were fly and caught the cotton on fire.
So much can be lost when a job is not done when it should be. One man can make so much disappear in almost an instant. Please, learn from this. Be aware of what is around you and how much your actions affect others. Work efficiently and effectively.
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