A Firefighter II Class currently running at the Northern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA) was learning about automobile fires on Wednesday. They had half a dozen cars to destroy in the yard and they went about it in style. Always up for a fire … and with nothing genuine to attract a photographer in the area … Tim Olk and Larry Shapiro stopped by to take some photos.
Nothing like a well-involved automobile to produce big flames and thick black smoke. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters open a door of the burning car. Tim Olk photo
The firefighter encounters heavy smoke from the passenger compartment. Tim Olk photo
Given the go-ahead, firefighters advance on the fully involved car. Larry Shapiro photo
An instructor shows the firefighters where to insert the halogen to pry open the hood. Tim Olk photo
After the fire is knocked down, a firefighter advances to hit the remaining fire under the hood. Larry Shapiro photo
Under the watchful eye of an instructor, a firefighter uses a saw to cut into the trunk. Larry Shapiro photo
A firefighter works to open the hood to expose the engine compartment. Tim Olk photo
Enveloped by smoke, a handline is used to wet down the engine compartment. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters work to get the hood open. Tim Olk photo
For those one or two in Illinois who have never met Tim Olk ... let me introduce you. Larry Shapiro photo
