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...not to speak of "fire hydrants" which I cannot fathom what is the purpose of these damn things. Do people hydrate themselves using fire on the US?
by enriquto 5y ago
...not to speak of "fire hydrants" which I cannot fathom what is the purpose of these damn things. Do people hydrate themselves using fire on the US?
- tdeck 5y agoThese are large-diameter / high pressure connections to the local water main. Firetrucks carry water, of course, but it's limited. The hydrant allows them to attach a hose and pull in additional water. It seems that they have them in many countries, but they are often underground rather than the pillar type used in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_hydrant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_hydrant
- enriquto 5y agoThanks! I was being facetious because I actually looked what they were after a few captchas. Indeed, there are many of those in my country but they don't look at all like that, typically being attached to the walls of the buildings, or covered underground.
- tdeck 5y agoIt was an interesting question for me as well, because I never stopped to think of why I didn't see these in certain cities abroad and how they fight fires in those cities.
- agurk 5y agoTo be pedantic, and risking your country being different to what I've personally seen around the world, what you see attached to the wall of a building isn't a fire hydrant. These are standpipes [0] which can be used to move water to parts of the the building from that external fitting. They may contain some static water or be completely dry (like a dry riser [1]) but they are not a source of water like a hydrant is. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpipe_(firefighting) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standpipe_(firefighting) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_riser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_riser