[Wade Mahaffey]

Thanks fellows, This thread is for our safety and is each of ours responsibility. I have heard some very good stories/comments of real experiences, and that is what I was looking for. I would like to see more folks share situations and/or safety tips with us, for we can all learn something. I would like to comment on the trailer fire mentioned by Mr. Pliska. It is a bad feeling when you find your battery is junk in the lanes, and the charger is at the trailer. It's a horrific feeling when there's a fire, and nothing to fight it with.
We as racers should try to standardize the location of our extingushers. In the fire department, we told folks to mount them by the door. That way you could get to them as you retreat toward safety. I like my extingushers (2) 2-1/2 gal. water and (1) 20 lb Dry Chemical mounted on the side door where most folks have there folding counter/oil rack. If you place your mount so that it will slide in resting in the footwell as you close the door it will take the weight off of the door hindge. The best reason for the door mount is "accessibility right now"! Also if there is ever an incident while towing (or parked), as you open the door you are shielded from any fire conditions and as you fold the door back, there they are at the ready! Also I do not lock the trailer doors while in transit. (It's tough to steel anything the way I roll anyway LOL) If you need to get in, or get the car out in a hurry theres no time to be fumbleing with keys. NOTE: Those presurized water cans are sweet when removing that D1 mud form your baby. (DON'T FORGET TO RECHARGE THAT CAN !)

Exellent point by FED387
The fire department has availible to them a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) book located in any property housing Hazardous Materials. This information is paramount to the success of firefighters handling the emergency. The same could be done for medical and contact information for a racer. There could be a common place (ie on the wall just inside the trailer door) and in the event of an incident, an offical could be dispatched there for the info. The only problem with having the info on your person, is that it could be compromised/damaged as part of the incident (fire, trama, disguarded etc) and the EDI (Emergency Driver Information) (I just thougth that one up, lol) would contain much more detailed information for Medical personnel.

Wade Mahaffey