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1) The entire region is extremely hilly -- you're familiar with gravity, yes? 2) Fire trucks and municipal water supplies aren't designed to fight wildfires, n
by llamaimperative 2y ago
1) The entire region is extremely hilly -- you're familiar with gravity, yes?
2) Fire trucks and municipal water supplies aren't designed to fight wildfires, never mind wildfires through an urban setting
- input_sh 2y ago3) Salt water corrodes the metal in every fire fighting equipment. 4) Throwing salt water on the ground and making it drier is generally not a good idea.
- lupusreal 2y agoSal's video debunks these talking points. Salt water puts out fires very well. The ground in coastal areas is already filled with salt, a bit more does no harm. Salt water in truck pumps and tanks causes no short-term damage and if flushed with fresh water later, incurs only minimal long-term maintenance burden. He's a firefighter besides being a maritime expert, with experience fighting fires at sea and on land, and besides his experience and credentials what he's saying seems like plain common sense.