Anaheim, CA – A California fire department enflamed some social media users but amused others by posting pictures of the busted-out windows of a car parked in front of a fire hydrant.
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In a Twitter post Tuesday , the Anaheim Fire Department asks: “Ever wonder what happens when a car is parked in front of a fire hydrant and a fire breaks out? Is a closer parking spot worth the broken windows and the citation and towing fees?”
The post included four photos showing the sedan’s rear side windows busted out to make way for a fire hose.
The department penned a new post Wednesday after a virtual firestorm of responses, including many saying the hose could have gone over the car, or that the department shouldn’t have shamed the driver by posting the photos, which don’t include any identifying information.
“We posted this incident to illustrate and educate, not to humiliate anyone,” the post said. “In answer as to why break the windows instead of going under, over, or around the car … it doesn’t work. The hose needs a straight line out of the hydrant. We do not damage property unless it is needed.”
The department further explained that putting the hose on top of the car would have caused “even more body damage.”
Other users had little sympathy for the driver, with some saying there should be a special fine for slowing down firefighters when every second counts. One man joked: “The owner of that car is totally hosed. Rightfully.”
This is the correct thing to do.
If only they would do this in Boro Park.
The important thing here is to stop the fire. Firemen damage property doing their jobs all the time.
no one needs to be shamed but everyone needs a sense of shame
and this is a selfish shameful thing to do
The driver is one self centered, its all about me, inconsiderate putz! Just like the drivers who double & triple park on 13th Ave blocking the roadway & creating traffic jams.
Not only were they right in breaking the windows, the driver/owner of the car should be arrested for endangering people’s lives.
LETS MAKE A DEAL; free up thousands of parking spots allowing cars to block pumps as long as we accept the one in a million chance of a fire and busting my window; I AM IN as an actuary i assess risk vs frequency of an incident – a cost benefit analysis, the inconvenience of freezing 30 feet of desperately needed parking far outweighs the busted window