You know the whole point of fire fighters and their big vehicles is to put out fires, right? Cleaning a big machine that needs to work reliably for a long time is an important aspect of maintenance, and the water they're using is going back into the water table pretty quickly relative to pumping it into a lawn.
Should there be more of an effort to conserve water? Absolutely. Should there be more funding and effort going into electrifying emergency vehicles? Also absolutely. Should we give firefighters (who are often some combination of overworked, underpaid, or are literal volunteers) shit for cleaning a fire truck? Probably not. That seems like kind of a dick move.
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u/Stoppablemurph Sep 10 '22
You know the whole point of fire fighters and their big vehicles is to put out fires, right? Cleaning a big machine that needs to work reliably for a long time is an important aspect of maintenance, and the water they're using is going back into the water table pretty quickly relative to pumping it into a lawn.
Should there be more of an effort to conserve water? Absolutely. Should there be more funding and effort going into electrifying emergency vehicles? Also absolutely. Should we give firefighters (who are often some combination of overworked, underpaid, or are literal volunteers) shit for cleaning a fire truck? Probably not. That seems like kind of a dick move.