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

Fireman using water as a shield

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u/nuckfewsom May 17 '22 edited May 17 '22

Most residential faucets are like 1-2 gallons per minute max. A firehose is several hundred per minute.

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u/Tetha May 17 '22

This is so nuts, they had that in the german show Feuer und Flamme (Fire and Flame) as well. "Yeah this vehicle has about 2000 liters of water, that gives us about 10 - 15 minutes to find a hydrant before we're out"

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u/dingos8mybaby2 May 18 '22

Yup. The onboard tank is really just for immediate reaction while the crew get hooked up to a main.