r/Firefighting 17h ago

Photos Cambridge, MA - What are these signs?

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What do the circled signs mean? I know FDC is the fire department connection. The sign under that is max pump in pressure.

Someone said it means you guys aren't supposed to enter the building to fight a fire. If that's the case, doesn't it completely defeat the purpose of the FDC and standpipe being live?

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u/jeremiahfelt Western NY FF/EMT 14h ago

We have these signs in New York. We would call this a "Type-Red Vacant", which means do not enter unless obvious immediate life threat.