r/Firefighting • u/AffableEffable • May 17 '25

Ask A Firefighter Is This Retired Firefighter's Claim About Putting Out a Car Fire Correct?

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Hi, I ran into this discussion on twitter, and most people in the comments were really mad at the ELBainter person (who claims to be a retired firefighter). I know absolutely nothing about any of this, so I was curious: are they right and the people there are just stupid, the opposite, or something in between?

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u/Areola_of_glass May 17 '25

Someone is going to wear a hood strut right in the bean bag

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u/Likesitrough16 May 17 '25

Or sprayed in the face with highly pressurized coolant steam and so many other dangers

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u/moshpitmachine May 18 '25

Or have a battery of one type or another pop and fizz