Town of Dexter Fire Department

Photo taken during Fall 2009 Dexter Homecoming Parade... jc

Contact for burn permits:
Fire Permits can be obtained by going to www.mainepermit.com
Contact any officer of the Dexter Fire Department for a Burn Permit

2013 Officers
Chief – Matt Connor 207-270-1776
1st Asst. Chief – Rick Stocker 207-270-0474
2nd Asst. Chief – Steve Brown Jr. 207- 270-1040
Captain – Mike McCormick 207-270-1003
1st Lieutenant - Tim Dow 207-852-7322
2nd Lieutenant - Everett Hibbard 270-1303

Please read the following & then watch the clip
This is very stunning - please read first and then watch the very short clip.
This is a dramatic video (30-second, very short) about how to deal with a common kitchen fire ...oil in a frying pan. Read the following Introduction, then watch the show ...It's a real eye-opener!!
At the Fire Fighting Training school they would demonstrate this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a 10-foot pole toss water onto the grease fire.

The results got the attention of the students. The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated.
The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. On the open field, it became a thirty-foot high fireball that resembled a nuclear blast.

Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fireball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room. Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup of either creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.

This is a powerful message----watch the video and don't forget what you see. Tell your whole family about this video. Or better yet, send this to them.

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Photos taken by Carolyn Belanger of Hampden, Me who took these pictures in Bangor 2009. She said, "Hope you enjoy the pictures - I know I enjoyed see the Dept. work. I have a son who is a Fire Fighter in Gorham, Me. God Bless them all.