Firefighters rushed to a pre-dawn blaze, a fire at a vacant house was extinguished and nobody was injured. Overall, the response by Pennsauken crews could be considered a success.
There’s just one thing: Did they have to break two windows on an illegally-parked car to douse the fire?
“This person made the conscious decision to park in front of the fire hydrant. Windows can be replaced; people cannot,” Pennsauken fire Chief Jospeh Palumbo said.
Firefighters rushed to a pre-dawn blaze, a fire at a vacant house was extinguished and nobody was injured. Overall, the response by Pennsauken crews could be considered a success.
There’s just one thing: Did they have to break two windows on an illegally-parked car to douse the fire?
“This person made the conscious decision to park in front of the fire hydrant. Windows can be replaced; people cannot,” Pennsauken fire Chief Jospeh Palumbo said.
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Don’t park in front of a fire hydrant, dumbass!
If i were in the firefighters situation i would have broken the window also because engine water only lasts about a minute to a minute in a half at full pump operation and if the engine runs out of water with personal inside it can result in death to fire personal inside so look at the risks break two windows because the person parked where they shouldnt have or tell the family member of the fire personal that died that they died because someone didnt break a window to establish adequate water supply just food for thought.
Of course they had the right. And, the obligation.
I agree with the Chief
Yep, agree 100% that it was the right thing to do. To go up and over the car may have compromised the water flow through the hose, which would jeopardize firefighter lives and potentially the property to more damage.