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19/7/2019 at 12:47am
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Perhaps metered water put paid to campsites insisting that everyone had a bucket outside their units.
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19/7/2019 at 9:43am
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After a few beers I am a walking fire bucket!
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19/7/2019 at 1:26pm
Location: Worcestershire
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Never used a fire bucket. We do have a water mist extinguisher. The best advice from the fire brigade is if a caravan catches on fire is to get as far away as possible as soon as possible assuming the caravan is vacant.
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19/7/2019 at 2:05pm
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I saw one in front of a tourer on a CL in Norfolk in May ........first time I've seen once for years
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19/7/2019 at 4:14pm
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Many years ago I saw a tent go up in flames on a site near Scarborough, the flames got hold so quick I doubt one bucket of water would have been sufficient to avoid what was for one family a devastating incident. I do have one though and occasionally use it to keep my beers cool.
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20/7/2019 at 12:41pm
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Isn't it a legal requirement now that campsites have fire points at strategic locations throughout the sites? Certainly most of the campsites I have been on have fire points. I have not taken too much notice of them but they seem to have fire extinguishers, buckets of water or sand, and poles with leather pads for tamping down burning grass etc.
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20/7/2019 at 1:30pm
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The following link might interest some people Fire Safety Outdoors Government publication
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22/7/2019 at 2:32pm
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A few years go, we also witnessed a tent fire- changed our thinking. After the nearby campers had put the initial fire out, a policeman took charge and told us all to get any firefighting equipment and buckets of water incase the fire reignited or the fire spread on the grass. I didn't have a clue- was completely stunned by the whole thing.
So now we have: a fire blanket, a fire extinguisher and a water filled fire bucket. When I arrive at a site I also take notice of where any firefighting equipment is- the nearest to my tent at the very least. I hope that if it ever happened again I hope I would be of more use.
A tent won't be saved, BUT a bucket of water could help someone who has been burned (as well as a blanket) can these are low cost and don't need to be replaced, unlike other extinguishers. And I agree with the PP that the more buckets available straight away could make a vital difference to the surrounding tents, cars and vans. 20 buckets ready buys time.
So yes, we're often laughed at a little with our red fire bucket outside, but you might be the camper that was glad I took 2 minutes to fill it.
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22/7/2019 at 2:44pm
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never seen ANY firefighting equipment on any the CAMC CL'S we have stayed on in the past few years
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