By adamg on Wed., 8/21/2013 - 12:40 pm
No doubt there's a really good reason why a Fox news van was parked in front of a hydrant on Broadway outside the five-alarm fire that destroyed St. John the Baptist Church this morning. And DGUMZ, who took the photo, and other folks would love to hear it.
UPDATE: I originally thought, hey, maybe the hydrant was broken. Then George MacFarlane sent in this picture, from the height of the fire:
Channel 25 got wicked lucky today. Boston firefighters don't always take kindly to people who get between them and water..
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By Pedicure
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 2:43pm
do not want anyone driving in the City anymore.Fox25 is no different, they should be commuting to these news events by bicycle, or better yet Zipcars.
If I were a betting man......
By Pete Nice
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 3:14pm
I would bet $1,000 that the fox news reported asked a fire official if they could park there. They do this all the time and are actually very reasonable about not going into areas they shouldn't be going to (fire scenes, murder scenes)
oh yeah?
By anon
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 3:21pm
I seriously doubt that at a 5 alarm fire the incident commander said "sure, go ahead, park your news van half-way into the intersection blocking a fire hydrant."
I'm sure if they'd asked the answer would have been "yeah, no. Park over there and walk like everyone else."
Another photo shows a hose being connected, and the first photo shows a firefighter looking pretty pissed...
I don't think they asked the incident commander.
By Pete Nice
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 3:35pm
They might have asked the nearest LT, and told them they would be right near the van the whole time in case they need to move it.
Have to disagree
By Brian Riccio
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 4:05pm
I don't know about you, but I've witnessed field producers arguing with cops and firemen dozens of times about what they can or cannot do. Usually they lie and throw out the name of a superior. One time that superior was actually the person the field producer was lying to about letting them have unfettered access to a accident scene!
News media people are scum, for the most part. Which is why I find "The Newsroom" so offensive.
Nope.
By dmcboston
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 9:56am
Sorry, Pete. You lose this one.
It was a dumb move by Fox, the only thing I can come up with is they didn't see the hydrant. Oh, ya, if it was just one car pushing it out of the way is a generally accepted method of clearing a hydrant.
Another observation...it's parked (illegally) on a corner. Thanks for making it easier on the ladder trucks, asshole.
Shhhhh
By anon
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 3:31pm
How are we going to continue to make unreasonable comments?
Great, please get your source
By anon
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 5:00pm
Great, please get your source at BFD to back up your claim, or fork over that $1,000, Ill give it to Uhub.
I don't think you want to play that game with me......
By Pete Nice
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 5:41pm
If Adam wants to have me fill out some tax deduction paperwork, we can get this ball rolling!
I'll play.
By dmcboston
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 10:02am
"Hey, can I block this hydrant and park on a corner?"
"Sure, no problem. It's only four alarms now, won't go to five..."
Oh, it isn't tax deductible. As a matter of fact, AG would probably have to pay income tax on it as regular income.
But at least...
By dmcboston
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 10:03am
...you're not a damn AC (anonymous coward).
The Fox has a segment on
By kvn
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 4:50pm
The Fox has a segment on fridays, called 'Firehouse Friday ' where one of their reporters brings a coffee and donuts to a firehouse!
Do they park...
By whyaduck
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 4:55pm
their van blocking the firehouse's truck bays? Just checkin.
Maybe if they send that lump
By kvn
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 5:52pm
Maybe if they send that lump VB , otherwise the lady Foxes can walk , work on their gams. That newer one , Catherine Parotta , is going to go far, she has it, very good, precise , delivery, and also very kind on the eyes.
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I wonder if she's the one who
By anon
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 9:34am
I wonder if she's the one who teased a segment this morning with "Ladies, could your laundry be making you sick?" Glad to know that only ladies do laundry.
Fox segment rips BTD worker for parking in front of hydrant
By always watching
Wed, 08/21/2013 - 10:13pm
Watch this... hilarious.
Does the term glass house sound familiar?
http://www.myfoxboston.com/video?clipId=8438883&au...
Ah, ouch.
Ahh there it is. I knew I
By anon
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 12:19pm
Ahh there it is. I knew I had seen this story before, but couldn't remember.
So I guess news agencies don't get tickets for parking in front of a fire hydrant? I think we need an i-team investigation of Fox...
Broken
By Fire Alarm Guy
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 11:52am
That hydrant hasn't worked since last summer. Not to justify their parking, but its not that big of a deal. As you can see... the hose is not inflated.
The hydrant was definitely in
By anon
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 2:21pm
The hydrant was definitely in service. The picture was taken before the hydrant was turned on. The water supply was limited after it was turned on because of the ninety degree angle the hose was in, due to the positioning of the FOX news van. There is no way, he didn't see that hydrant! I know, I was there.
Seriously take a chill pill
By Kevinchase
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 1:20pm
This was ONE hardworking (if I know anything about local news) Satellite Truck Operator who made a mistake and was quite likely distracted by any number of factors in a breaking news situation. It's quite possible in the rush he jumped out of another door to get his camera and didn't realize his error. Shit happened. Not exactly a right wing conspiracy handed down from the "News Channel."
For some clarity here - Fox 25 is an FCC REGULATED local news outlet gathering the front line Boston area news whereas Fox News Channel is a national NON FCC REGULATED cable news channel (that indeed is steeped in opinion.) Fox News Channel does get its NE video from Boston - but they also use many other services for video. Would you rank on a local NBC staffer for all the ills of MSNBC ? Why don't we just politically umbrella the employees of The Wall Street Journal, 21st Century Entertainment, Sky, Harper Collins, HULU, The Times, GQ, Baby TV, Fuel TV, Australian Badmittion Mag, The Simpsons and hundreds of other Rupert Murdock owned entities? Ya know all those employees are in chorus with FNC I'm sure.
Nice to meet you Kevin Chase
By BostonUrbEx
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 3:01pm
Or should I say... KEVIN LEMANOWICZ?! Who told you to post here? DID RUPERT MURDOCH SEND YOU HERE?
Methinks you doth protest too
By anon
Thu, 08/22/2013 - 3:44pm
Methinks you doth protest too much.
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