5/23/2012 Portsmouth Shipyard, ME- 3rd Alarm On USS Miami

[kfd274]

From another source:

"Two foam units were special called from Boston's Logan International Airport. A firefighting team has also been requested and is enroute from the Naval Submarine Base FD in Groton, Connecticut. That would entail at least a 3+ hour response time! "

[Bulldog]

A firefighting team has also been requested and is enroute from the Naval Submarine Base FD in Groton, Connecticut. That would entail at least a 3+ hour response time!

Certainly not something that surprises me.  I'm actually quite surprised that the crew of the Miami didn't have to keep a fire suppression team on site around the clock while the sub was in drydock.  The crews have very specialized training for firefighting within the vessel.  I wonder if the team from Groton drove or arrived by helicopter?

[kfd274]

http://us.cnn.com/2012/05/24/us/maine-submarine-fire/index.html?iref=obnetwork

[guitarman314]

This sucks, they believe a Vacuum Cleaner is the cause: http://www.firehouse.com/news/10726546/vacuum-cleaner-eyed-in-nuclear-submarine-fire?cmpid=email_CPS120601004&utm_source=FH+Newsday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS120601004

[Bxboro]

The Groton Team drove up. Prob 2 1/2 - 3 hr drive (normally that is).......and were put to work. Great group of guys and highly trained.