[KYHAM] Re: BPL, Ham radio and the EOC

[Blake Bowers]

I am pretty familiar with BLEVE, as presently a
Fire Chief, having been in the fire service since the
70's, being an instructor in handling propane
emergencies, and my son teaches the class as
a state certified instructor.  I fail to see how
BLEVE has anything to do with lifting a propane
tank however.

Propane is even used as vehicle fuel now.  Again,
handled properly, it is safe.  

While Diesel may be "the safest combustion
fuel" that does not mean that properly
handled propane, gas, or even nuclear
fuel is unsafe.

I stand by my statements.  I have also been
in the telecommunications industry for years,
and have experience with hundreds of gensets,
diesel, and propane.

>> BLEVE boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
>> not a pretty site
>>
>> propane is dangerous no question about it
>> Diesel is the safest combustion fuel available
>> propane tanks have lifitng lugs for empty tanks only
>>
>> I am the retired safety director of TVA power plants
>> everyone of which has TWO diesel motors on stand-by for emergency fire
>> protection
>> each motor and pump is test ran each week
>> sure there is some problems
>> but for reliability and safety Diesel is hard to beat.\
>> W4HNI
>> Charles "Goober" Lehman
>>