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They do this all the time just to be dicks... It would've been safer and faster to just run it over the car ... And this video should prove these specific individuals as liable for the damages.
this happens all the time. I saw it in the 90s doing ride-alongs with med-star (ambulance company). it's gonna dump a lot of water into the vehicle, too, because hoses get use, worn and leak. And every time I see it I feel a little bit of joy in my heart because fuck you, stop blocking hydrants you ghouls.
yea, totally blocked this hydrant. like... not at all as evident in the video.
Just like everything else in America. Performative, over the top and slow.
That hose would have been straighter going over the car.
Wouldn’t the glass cut up the hose, too?
Car glass is tempered, so probably not
He wasn't the only one doing things and in no way slowed down the whole procedure. There are many steps involved in getting water going and connecting the hose is merely one step. They also don't need the hose from a hydrant hooked up to spray what's already in the tank unless they showed up empty.
The amount of water in a tank is a fraction of what is needed to tackle a major fire. You've got about 3 minutes worth with a branch open at full flow.
Because of that limitation, you also aren't going to start an internal attack until you have a reticulated supply established, since running out of water while inside a building is a potential death sentence.
If I were in the same position I would have simply run my feeder run around or over the car rather than messing about like this guy.
They did this in the movie Backdraft. Saw it as a kid in theaters. Ask my step dad about it, and he said damn straight you park in front of hydrate then they swill do this.
It kind of looks like they bent the hose more to bring it through the window...
Yeah, some fire departments are known for doing this. It's not about a shorter route for the hose, it's about sending a message.
Yeah, definitely seems like that took more effort than the problem.
Yeah, it definitely would've been a more direct route draped across the hood.
I wonder why the video cut off just before they turned it on…
Agreed. They didn't have to do that but I'm glad they did.
its a well known thing with people parking in hydrant spots.
Of course they can be bent. Also how fucking slow are they working. We measure this in seconds, not minutes. The tank in the engine is limited and ideally you try to run multiple hoses at once. And sneakers and shorts? Firefighters in the US are weird.
Could be a volunteer brigade. I've never seen anything like this, firefighters here are kitted the fuck out
They have the NYC FD emblem on the car, which is s full-service FD
They should get their overwidth truck privileges revoked, it kills good urbanism when they can't reach a one-way or bike-only street. Bike paths are actually a common way for emergency services in non-American cities to bypass traffic jams, a well-known problem in NYC
He wasted about two minutes in an emergency to do this. The guy illegally parked there, let the law enforcement handle it and do your job. He could have hooked it up and went literally any direction he wanted to without potentially damaging the hose on broken glass and wasting time doing so.
nobody mentioned that the car had no alarm,
and could be stolen.
I’ve seen a car being towed/dragged out of an alley it was double parked in, so the fire brigade could gain access. They did NOT care how damaged it was in the process.
is the car even illegally parked? no painted curb or signs in sight, and the car doesn't seem to be overlapping with the hydrant at all.
Anything within 15ft is illegally parked
That'll depend on where you live. Without painted curbs I'd rely on the physical indicators. In this case the bollards in front of it. Car is outside the shown limits so I'm guessing this is legally parked and they just wanted a video.
Absolutely 100% not legally parked. Whether curbs are marked or not, you can't park that close to a hydrant. 15ft is usually the standard minimum across the US.
The bollards aren't marking anything theyre protecting the hydrant from cars
Seems like painting the curb would be an obvious move from a city planning perspective.
Painted curbs don’t last where it snows. Plows fuck em right up, so why waste the money.
Figures he's a career engine man through and through. Doesn't know how to take care windows for shit 🤣
No warning lights on the car parked in an illegal spot? What an amateur
I hope the firefighter enjoyed doing that as much I enjoyed watching it
Has no one seen Backdraft?
this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2026
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