Not the first time this has been done at a fire scene, but let it be a lesson....don't park in front of a fire hydrant!
http://boston.com/news/local/massach...eUO/story.html
About halfway down is the picture of the fire hose through the car windows. You can see that - despite this - there's still a noticeable kink in the line. THAT is why it's bad to park in front of a hydrant. Having to route the hose around (or through! ) the vehicle is time-consuming, but the real issue is that the resulting kinks can severely reduce water pressure/flow rate and seriously hamper firefighting efforts.
ETA: http://www.statter911.com/2014/04/09...ton-8th-alarm/
Some better pictures there. The car was later moved away from the hydrant (with the hose still going through it) to straighten out the kinks in the line.
http://boston.com/news/local/massach...eUO/story.html
About halfway down is the picture of the fire hose through the car windows. You can see that - despite this - there's still a noticeable kink in the line. THAT is why it's bad to park in front of a hydrant. Having to route the hose around (or through! ) the vehicle is time-consuming, but the real issue is that the resulting kinks can severely reduce water pressure/flow rate and seriously hamper firefighting efforts.
ETA: http://www.statter911.com/2014/04/09...ton-8th-alarm/
Some better pictures there. The car was later moved away from the hydrant (with the hose still going through it) to straighten out the kinks in the line.
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