Thanks for the replies guys, reason i asked was because there was a fire nearby and it was the first real fire that i have seen, man, the smoke was incredibly black and thick and i was wondering to myself if this happened, whether during the day or during the night, what light would be used to navigate to safety?
I'm not addressing the smoke inhalation issue yet. Would be incredibly sad if all the lights you owned couldn't help you escape.
Seems like the majority of the firefighters here are using LEDs with good throw and less spill, think i might want to consider getting an aspherical set up on a 3D Mag (KD modules) purely for this emergency purpose. It would be fun to play with too
Yeah, the cold hard truth is that in most fires, there isn't anything to be seen because it is pitch black. In fact, in rookie school they didn't even let us carry lights, and to this day when my dept. trains we blackout our masks. Get low and go baby go!
You're worried about this fire in a building in which you live? I think a better plan would be to know that you will be able to get yourself out of the building by feel. No flashlight will be able to pass light through petrochemical smoke.
Well, it would probably be more an electrical fire than anything else, doubt that there would be any petrol fires where i live
There really isn't anything called an electrical fire. What is commonly called an 'electrical fire' is really a fire caused by an electrical problem like a short or overheated wiring. The heat created starts surrounding materials on fire, or in the case of some transformers and large capacitors, the internal contents. In any case, after the first couple of minutes it is a Class A (combustible material) or Class B (flammable liquids or gases) fire for the most part, with Class C (electrical) consideration only if there are live wires involved.Well, it would probably be more an electrical fire than anything else, doubt that there would be any petrol fires where i live