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Fire strikes fear into the heart of all horse owners. It’s fluid and unpredictable, it’s fast and it’s deadly. According to the National Fire Protection Association, in a typical year, from 1999-2000, there were approximately 5,800 barn fires. Apart from the staggering financial loss, one person and thousands of animals [...]
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Here are some questions to ask yourself as you design your fire plan:
Do I need to rearrange the parking area so that emergency vehicles have a clearer access and room to turn around?
Do emergency vehicles have easy access to my property?
Do I have defensible space around the stable or do I need to clear [...]
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Knowing some basic facts about how fire affects stables and horses may help you improve your ability to save your horses.
According to Fire Safety Standards, regular smoke alarms are useless because false alarms are set off by dust and moisture in the stable. There are systems available for stables but the only truly safe [...]
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Although it goes against all logic, a horse will return to his stall in a burning barn. There is reason for this. If he is regularly stabled, he perceives his stall as a safe place. This is where food is available to him. When he is scared witless, this is where he will return [...]
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It used to be that the California was known as the state that held its collective breath every summer, waiting for the onslaught of wild land fires. With the effects of climate change being felt throughout the country, wild land fires are becoming commonplace in areas as diverse as Florida, Montana, Oklahoma and Canada. [...]
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