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/CB_700_SC May 17 '25

I’m not a firefighter but my old Volvo had hydraulics in the bumper and had a sticker that said they may explode in a fire. I have always looked at engines/car fires differently.

1:12 mark https://youtu.be/oWmj5eKfFDU?si=AvQwKAhqa_1jd-jb

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u/LT_Minderbinder98 May 18 '25

I was on a training course with the firefighter in this video years later. The exploding bumper broke his leg, but he returned to work eventually. Most lessons in the fire service are paid for with another firefighter’s “blood”.