Afternoon Edition: crematory fire rapid response cited
In today’s edition of Funeral Director Daily’s Afternoon Edition, among other stories, we bring you the story of a Washington state funeral home that had its 20-year old crematory catch on fire on Friday. According to news reports swift action by staff and the local fire department made for minimal damage at Moles Farewell Tributes in Ferndale, Washington.
News from the world of Death Care:
- No injuries, but crematory unit destroyed in a fire in Whatcom County. Bellingham Herald (WA)
- Moles Farewell Tributes web-site
- “Starvation scarier than the virus”: A young mortuary worker speaks on life during a health crisis. The Wire (India)
- Embalmer accuses Beavis Funeral Home owner of sexual harassment. The Tallahassee Democrat (FL)
- Pilot accepting lawn bids for cemetery. The Pilot (NC)
- Some area funeral homes prepare for possible spike in COVID-19 deaths. Video and article. KWTX 10 News. (Waco, TX)
[wpforms id=”436″ title=”true” description=”true”]
Posted in Afternoon Edition, Cremation
Having been through this, one thing to keep in mind is to do all you can to prevent the firefighters from turning a hose with cold water toward the open door of the crematory. The extremely hot surfaces can react explosively to the sudden change in temperature. When the assistant chief of the fire department arrived on scene he saw that this was done and remarked to all the firefighters present that putting cold water into contact with extremely hot refractory adds a level of danger best avoided.