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    Barn fires...don't want to hijack other threads

    In light of the recent barn fires, I wanted to post what we are doing.

    The pony club that I am DC of is hosting another fire prevention and poisonous snake seminar as well as disaster planning.
    We did this 2 years ago, and in light of the severe winter we had which resulted in alot of dead brush which is just ripe for the next a**hole who throws his cigarette butt out the window, or our lightning season that starts next month, I decided now would be a good time to do another seminar.
    Our local fire department comes and talks about what you can do to help prevent barn fires. They also talk about snake safety and I talk about planning for hurricanes.

    From our last talk, these are some advice they shared:
    -Have a fire extinguisher at every entrance to the barn, in the feed room, tack room, hayloft, etc...you get the idea! You can never have too many. If a fire breaks out on one end of the barn, time is essential and you need to have a fire extinguisher very handy. They will not put out the fire but can buy you time to get the horses out.
    -Smoke detectors. Keep them free of dirt and cobwebs
    -Keep outlets, cords, fans, etc clean of dirt and cobwebs. People laugh at me for shop vacuuming my barn, but it is done for a safety reason!
    -Keep hedges, trees, etc cut back. It is a good idea to remove palmettos, brush, etc from around the property. In our wildfires in the past years, the structures that were lost were the ones surrounded by brush.
    -Make sure your house # is visable from the road and the entrance and driveway are clear enough for the fire truck to reach your barn.
    -Ask your fire dept. to come and inspect your barn and property. Mine are very happy to do so! They have also asked to come out and for me to show them how to halter and lead a horse..many have never done so and would not know what to do in an emergency.
    -Install ground rods.
    -Use metal conduit for wiring inside the barn and underground use pvc.
    -Use industrial extension cords.
    -Inspect cords regularly for signs of chewing from rats and mice.
    -Store hay and shavings in seperate building.
    -ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING (enough said)
    -Do not store gas cans or lawn equipment in barn.
    -Use a metal trashcan instead of rubber. If a fire starts, the metal will help contain it.



    IN WILDFIRE SITUATIONS:

    -Evacuate early. You may not get a second chance.
    -Keep tranquilizers on hand. Fire trucks, helicopters and fire can aggitate some horses.
    -Make sure your horses load!
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    At my friends farm they do a "dry run" pretend fire with the local fire company. The firemen learn some horse basics and attendees learn fire safety. The afternoon is finished off with a BBQ. It has always been well attended.

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      Do you realize that ADT will install in barns?? You can have the number set to call your cell phone, also helps with loose horses, and keeping people from stealing tack! Will alert the fire dept asap...and alot cheaper than you think.
      Just a thought!
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        About haltering horses in an emergency barn evac:

        There is a way to make a sort of "war bridle" out of a rope that slips on/off in seconds and minimal cooperation from horse is required (you just have to be able to get near his head). All you need is a 12' long, 1/2" inch diameter rope with a "honda knot" loop tied in one end (this "honda" should be a little larger than a roping lariat would have).

        Right hand takes the honda knot over the horse's neck, left hand grabs the honda under the throatlatch and draws part of the rope tail through the honda in a loop, pops the loop over the horse's nose, right hand takes out the slack, and you're good to go. Run horse to safe paddock, slip loop down off nose, pull rope's tail, and it all comes off, ready for use on next horse. If need be, you can put it on from the right side, just reverse the directions.

        Shouldn't take more than five seconds to put it on and two seconds to take it off. Only drawback is that you can NOT "pull" a horse to safety because pulling on this will make the horse set back and lock up -- you need to have an automatic "pull and release".

        Also do not be too picky about company in evacuating horses to safe paddocks. There is nothing that can happen there that won't be better than what will happen if you dither over getting them out of the barn.

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