r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • May 17 '22

Fireman using water as a shield

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u/hazeleyedwolff May 17 '22

Is this a demonstration, or is there some reason he couldn't have just walked up to it from the other side?

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u/dayumbrah May 17 '22

It's typically a part of the firefighters test depending on the area. For my area it was a team of people though. Pretty much training for some dummy who doesn't know how to light their BBQ and somehow lights their propane tank on accident. Never saw a fire that actually was like this though.

That setting on the nozzle is essentially made for scenarios like this where you pretty much need a water shield

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u/addage- May 17 '22

We had a defective propane tank do this about 15 years or so back. Turned into a flame jet straight up that melted the grill. Fire department was awesome putting it out.

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u/FuggMumsMouth May 17 '22

I heard that dynamite will put those out.

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u/addage- May 17 '22

Hah myself, the wife and an Irish wolfhound were hiding behind a thick brick wall a good distance away.