Person parks in front of fire hydrant, firefighters break windows and stick hose through the car
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Based on the photo it seems like they just could have gone up and over the trunk of the car. Kind of shitty if they broke the windows to "teach them a lesson."
EDIT: I'm not saying it was okay for the person to park in front of the hydrant, I just don't think the firefighters should have broken the windows unless they had to, and I don't know enough about how this shit works to say if that was possible in this case. If this was the best option then A+ job.
EDIT: I'm not saying it was okay for the person to park in front of the hydrant, I just don't think the firefighters should have broken the windows unless they had to, and I don't know enough about how this shit works to say if that was possible in this case. If this was the best option then A+ job.
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I saw this happen when I was in college. One of my neighbors routinely blocked the hydrant. House across the street caught on fire. They wrecked his shit and gave him a ticket afterwards. Classic case of "Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes".
i mean they could've just used the fire truck to force-ably move the car if the owner had rathered, guy probably knew he wasn't supposed to park there. pretty sure things like this have happened before though.
It would have increased the chance of reducing the water pressure through the hose.
No and no.
That's what happens when you pull that stunt and the fire department needs to use the hydrant. This isn't the first or last time this will occur.
Huh? They won't pay for anything and the owner of the car is responsible for it all, including the ticket.
Isn't this kind of standard procedure in these events? This isn't the first time I've heard of this happening at the very least. If firefighters are responding to a fire and you're blocking the hydrant, they don't have time to wait for a tow truck to show up to do what they need to do.
I remember hearing that not only are they not liable whatsoever, but that the driver's insurance company also won't cover the damages either because they're being intentionally negligent by parking in front of a fire hydrant in the first place. It's not a polite suggestion to not park there, it's the law for a reason.
I remember hearing that not only are they not liable whatsoever, but that the driver's insurance company also won't cover the damages either because they're being intentionally negligent by parking in front of a fire hydrant in the first place. It's not a polite suggestion to not park there, it's the law for a reason.
They won't have to pay squat, and if the car owner tried taking them to court, the judge would probably go apoplectic on him/her.
This is amazing :D
fake edit: omg these pictures xd
HA!!! lolol
fake edit: omg these pictures xd
This could be solved at a 100% rate by not illegally parking in front of fire hydrants. You know, a critical safety device. Given there was an actual emergency, I don't have a problem with this particular lesson.
When those hoses are full of water they pretty much become pipes. Wouldn't have worked out well going over the top or around the sides. Firefighters made the right move.
Pulling this from the article;
I say it's more shitty of the car owner to park in front of the fire hydrant and potentially delaying fire damage.
It's much quicker to just smash the windows and put the hose through than try and move the car with the truck.
In Seattle, lots of them are painted green and actually quite difficult to see. Not everyone parking in front of them is a jerk. I went and painted (authorized color) yellow on the valve and valve release so people could see the one in front of my house. The number of people who park in front of, and therefore block my garage, is astounding though.
Kind of shitty to park in front of a fire hydrant too. Also illegal.
Lesson learned and doubt the owner will make the same mistake again.
Nah fuck them. Firefighters save lives and some law breaking assholes windows shouldn't even be a consideration.
Yup. The article makes it sound as if they were trying to teach a lesson or something but these firefighters are simply doing their job. Still, these articles can do some good by showing the consequences of ignoring this simple rule.
That or pushing it out of the way with a firetruck. I've seen that a number of times.
It's certainly possible. I don't know much about how all this works, and can't fully judge based on this single picture. But it seems to me that breaking the windows and getting the hose through that way might have actually took them longer.
But if breaking the windows was indeed the best / fastest way to get the job done and save lives or property, then more power to the firefighters. I just don't like the idea of breaking somebody's windows "just because" as a punitive measure. That's what tickets are for.
Actually, if they've gone over the car, it would've resulted in even more bending of the hose at the connecting point, and could've resulted in higher risk that the water doesn't flow properly, the host detaching because of the added pressure of the strain on the hose, and other issues arising from the added stress of curving the hose more than necessary.
You always want the most direct line to the fire hydrant to ensure the easiest/quickest access for attachment as well, which this car clearly impeded.
With that being said, the guy who parked his car in front of a fire hydrant got exactly what he deserved. Kind of shitty to park in front of a fire hydrant just because he couldn't find a parking space elsewhere?
Understandable. Dont park in front of hydrants. Or do so, and enjoy having to have spend out of pocket to replace windows and repair water damage in case there happens to be a fire.
That's one of the thing they teaches you when you get your driver license. Ignorance isn't an excuse in this case.
Snaking the hose under or above the car could potentially blow out the windshields or damage the exterior, it's extremely high pressure water. Conversely, harsh bends in the hose could suppress the water pressure needed to put out the fire.
The solution here is to not park in front of hydrants.
i agree, it's like parking in a handicap spot, everyone knows you aren't supposed to do it if you aren't handicapped.
Going over or around doesn't work because of the pressure involved in the hose. The angles don't allow it.
Pushing a car out of the way takes way more time than smashing two windows, especially for firefighters since they have all the tools necessary to quickly and easily break tempered auto glass.
Pushing a car out of the way takes way more time than smashing two windows, especially for firefighters since they have all the tools necessary to quickly and easily break tempered auto glass.
That's the thing about two dimensional pictures. I bet if we saw it from another angle, it wouldn't seem like the trunk route would be as easy as you say.