By adamg on Sat., 8/27/2011 - 8:58 pm
Firefighters sometimes have to improvise. Boston firefighters responding to a fire at Mt. Ida Road and Fox Street in Dorchester early this morning improvised right through the windows of a car they found parked in front of a hydrant.
Ed. note: A photo like this deserves credit. Did you take it? Let me know.
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Calling bullshit
By anon
Fri, 08/17/2012 - 3:31pm
Firefighter here, sorry, but what they did here was totally unnecessary. The whole reason for busting a car's windows is to allow for the hose to straighten properly, thus maximizing water flow.
Given the position of the car and hydrant, the best move would have been to send the hose underneath it (straightest path possible). As is they busted the windows just to make a point, but in the process immediately introduced a sharp curve in the hose to double back and make it through the windows, the damn hose is visibly kinked for crying out loud.
Maybe this happens frequently in Boston so they felt the need to make a point, but going through the windows in this case did more harm than good, and not just to the car.