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Damn that's rough. I saw a car parked in front a fire hydrant at a fire in Queens once. FDNY simply smashed the windows to open the doors, and then ran a hose t
by kindatrue 3y ago
Damn that's rough. I saw a car parked in front a fire hydrant at a fire in Queens once. FDNY simply smashed the windows to open the doors, and then ran a hose through it.
- shagie 3y agoAs an aside, the "why not over, under, or around?" question that gets asked. https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/hoselines-water-appliances/article/12373752/water-supply-for-fireground-operations-hydrants-ldh-water-main-firefighter-training https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/hoselines-wate... That has some "how much pressure can be loss to friction and still provide the necessary water rate at the other end." Bends in the hose will increase the amount of friction and thus reduce the flow rate.
- hindsightbias 3y agoI've seen it done twice in TX. They made a point to bend the hose enough to go through the passenger compartment.
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoTo make their objection clear, of course. Nobody will do that twice.