What to do when a fire occurs

Submitted by DanPolley on 7 April, 2007 - 23:15.

We here in San Juan del Sur are lucky to have a fire truck and some firemen to man it. It reminds me of our volunteer fire department of my rural Missouri town some forty years ago. But as I said, at least we do have a department. If you are not fortunate enough to live in an area with a fire department, a plan might serve you well. I will be posting an image of a recent fire close to home. It was scary, flames over 30 feet high and lots of locals hauling buckets of water to fight the flames. The fire department of San Juan del Sur did arrive after we called Pelican Eyes Hotel and asked them to call the department for us. We did not have their number in any of our cell phones (suggest you put your department number in your phone).

For a pic of the fire and others you may wish to go to

http://www.dancesar.com/ and select Dan's Gallery, Living In Nicaragua

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Fire response?

Submitted by Jose721 on 11 April, 2007 - 17:30.

Hey Folks.... I was at a hotel on the lake in Rivas, and several of us thought we saw someone in distress in the water. A call to the fire department in Rivas was made, the FD wanted assurances that they would be paid for their gas before responding! It turned out OK without the FD.

Related Fire Image

Submitted by DanPolley on 8 April, 2007 - 07:29.

http://www.nicaliving.com/node/9107

Dan Polley

What to do if your house is on fire

Submitted by Billy Bob on 10 April, 2007 - 14:22.

and the fire is between you and the only door: Go to the furthest room possible, stare out the barred window, then kiss your a** goodbye.

Yet another reason to design and build your own house!

"When you cross that river, Boy, you in a whole differnt country!" paraphrase from Carl Franz