January 2

TVA arc flash incident from the firefighter’s point of view.

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash Training Articles, Arc Flash/Shock Safety, Electric Utility Incidents, Power plant incidents, first responder electrical safety | No Comments

These firefighters had a real challenge putting out a fire in a 4160V switchgear at the TVA plant last week.

Interesting comment on how they put the fire, caused by an arc flash, out.

Click here to read the news story.

Al Havens at e-Hazard.com teaches classes on electrical safety for first responders.

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