Not to sound too cavalier..
the yellow flames from many fires are not that hot. Like you can wave
your hand in them easily .
There's 'being super cautious' ..
and there's not being totally freaked out by a fire while it is small.

'regular civilians' should be extra careful of course and not take chances.

On 12/18/2012 8:30 PM, Pat wrote:
> Some have mentioned using the flip down license plate for extinguisher
> access.  Grafts would most likely be smaller at least.
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> Ian Allan
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> Subject: Fire
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> ... Also better to walk away than to open the engine hatch and then go for
> skin grafts.
>