Engine 5670 Cab Electrical Fire 2018

During the evening of 03/09/18, the BLM CFO fire engine 5670 caught fire. The fire was caused by a small flashlight plugged into the cigarette lighter. Despite the engine being off and the main switch to the engine placed in the “off” position, the current to the electric cigarette lighter was still live. The flashlight apparently overheated to the point that it ejected and exploded from the cigarette lighter. Hot fragments of the flashlight caught the driver’s seat on fire. Fortunately, the windows on the fire engine were rolled up. 

Although the seat ignited and flash fired from the flashlight components, the fire rapidly consumed the available oxygen in the cab of the truck and put itself out. 

Equipment, Engines, Vehicle Incident or Accident