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Orland FPD history

Found this on Orland’s Facebook page 

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thanks Dennis

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5 Comments

• #1 by Tim on March 7, 2022 - 5:24 PM

  

  Mike you’re partially correct. They do use blue card but when the sh^% hits the fan most (but not all) of blue card goes right out the window.

• #2 by Mike L on March 7, 2022 - 11:30 AM

  

  You are correct, Tim. Being that Orland takes Blue Card down to the bristles, it only makes sense they would use it to categorize explosion sizes.

• #3 by Tim on March 7, 2022 - 10:57 AM

  

  Mike L, you know everything is relative these days. Just like Green Card, I mean Blue Card, medium, super mega medium, super small mega medium large. Or we can just say “We’re on the scene at Home Depot.” Pretty good chance everyone responding has been in a Home Depot and has an idea of it’s size.

• #4 by Mike L on March 7, 2022 - 7:27 AM

  

  That sounds and looks like a lot more than a medium sized blast. I didn’t know there was a size chart for explosions.

• #5 by Cap’n D on March 6, 2022 - 10:22 AM

  

  I was outside my home in Park Forest and nearly fell to the ground.

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