Fire Extinguisher Testing (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

USA / New Mexico / South Valley / Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I used to work here testing fire extinguishing agents. We would light big pans of jet fuel on fire and try to put them out. This big circle is made out of corrugated metal arcs turned on their edges and bolted together. We would perform the experiments inside this.

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Coordinates: 35°1'18"N 106°36'20"W

Albuquerque Fire Academy 15 km
Fire station 97 km
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Albuquerque International Sunport / Kirtland Air Force Base (ABQ/KABQ) 1.8 km
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South Valley, New Mexico 6.7 km
Kirtland Air Force Base (ABQ/KABQ) 7.3 km
Valle de Oro - (National Wildlife Refuge) 8 km
Helicopter training grounds 8.5 km
Joint Use Area 9 km
Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico 16 km
Historic Atrisco Land Grant 19 km

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