r/Firefighting • u/seltzr ? אש • Mar 09 '25

Photos In Washington DC

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Shame they left their windows open

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u/Chicken_Hairs AIC/AEMT Mar 09 '25

FDNY's social media has brought the subject up a few times recently. It appears they're serious about getting people to realize they're not fucking around.

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u/Gumborevisited FDNY Officer Mar 09 '25

NYC is not fu*cking around. At a double fatal in the Bronx, a car was parked on a hydrant. Owner got a $4000 fine.

“We’re not supposed to do it but where else am I going to park?” the vehicle owner told ABC 7 at the time. “You can’t double park in these streets, these streets are small.”

Bet she finds another space next time.

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u/Wonderful_Sir_4079 Mar 09 '25

Exactly, what the regular people don’t understand about the protocol of a fire job, especially in NYC with the FDNY, is that the inconvenience of even just a few seconds of direct access to a hydrant for water supply can, and will, cause people to die. It is not an opinion, it is a fact.