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Using Seawater To Fight Fires in SoCal | Why No Water | Fireboats | Seawater Myths!
- Published_at:2025-01-12
- Category:Education
- Channel:What is Going on With Shipping?
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- description: Seawater in Southern California Wildfires January 12, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the use of seawater and how it can be utilized to fight the wildfires in southern California. #wildfire #fireboats #palisadesfire #california #wildfire #firefighting Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@gmail.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs2P9OPA8ulM3EJ2u 00:00 Introduction 01:21 Why SoCal Ran Out of Water 06:04 Fireboats - How to get Seawater out of the Sea 08:50 Does seawater corrodes fire equipment? 11:54 Does Seawater not provide enough cooling as freshwater? 12:33 Does seawater harm plant life and will leave the soil barren? 15:07 Difficulty in Fighting This Wildfire 17:25 Conclusion Here’s why firefighters can’t use ocean water to put out the deadly LA wildfires https://thetab.com/2025/01/09/heres-why-firefighters-cant-use-ocean-water-to-put-out-the-deadly-la-wildfires Can firefighters use ocean water to douse wildfire blazes? https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/can-firefighters-use-ocean-water-to-douse-wildfire-blazes/ Why Doesn’t Los Angeles Use Seawater in Its Fire Hydrants? https://x.com/amuse/status/1877390791695282570
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