This could be the new fire hydrant - Detours S. 2 Ep. 5

The fire hydrant’s design is 100 years old. Now Sigelock Systems is upgrading the essential fire-fighting tool with the Spartan.
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[@14supersonic]

I just came cause the hydrant looks kind of cool and futuristic.

[@LeoStratford]

14supersonic because it’s the future.... 😊

[@ryanoneal3743]

Sane

[@ryanoneal3743]

Same typo

[@isaiahdaniels5643]

The less hard angles the less corrosion and the less leverage for tampering.

[@bladenpetro766]

Same

[@blakeferguson5351]

Plumber here. Not a problem with products, a problem with maintance.way to much money spent here. You don't need a new fire hydrant, just some people to do their goddamned jobs

[@SiXiam]

That's true. Regardless of the hydrant they need to be regularly inspected to see if they even work.

[@Fire-in-the-sky]

The idea of this new hydrant is that it would need way less maintenance, solving the problem you thought of...

[@bombomos]

Electrician here. I concur with this statement

[@AshleyMeah]

i agree - to me this design also looks more complicated, isn't that more prone to failure?

[@sirdeadlock]

A pipe is a pipe as far as my ignorant mind is concerned. What this serves to accomplish is making a taller, more tamper proof hydrant.

[@fittony]

this video didn't explain really what wrong with the old ones & their failure points, nor how the new one solve the problems. they spent more time telling how important fire hydrant are and that they fail. all I've learned is that the new one is higher.

[@dihydrogenmonoxide7600]

They did tell you, many important components are exposed to the elements and thus corrode easier, can be tampered with etc. Also the fact many hydrants are old.

[@shogged]

1:50 maybe you should have paid more attention lol

[@ronnieam33]

They probably do not have a patent for their idea yet.

[@ryuranzou]

​@@shogged A clear coat that protects from corrosion would fix the paint issue What the hell is he even saying could get damaged and bent? The old hydrant is made out of cast iron, you're probably not bending anything on it. Cross threading could happen on anything that could screw on or off just like his hydrant. Throw debris inside? Why the hell would a fireman do that? Also could be done on his hydrant. I imagine a pipe wrench can be a lot more versatile and way more easily available than his lug wrench. Imagine how much they'll overcharge for that lug wrench, or if a fire station didn't order enough lug wrenches for their trucks, or a fireman forgot to load up that lug wrench, because he's been using a pipe wrench for a century? Literally the only two things I think could even qualify is innovative with his design is the snow pole, so it can be found when buried in snow and the lug wrench to open it, which solves a non problem and creates a few more.

[@chinookh4713]

the paint caused corrosion, the part are exposed to the elements, people misuse them causing the threads to break as well as other issues it was stated in the video.

[@exoterminator-01]

I see two big problems with this new hydrant. 1 a new tool is required and that cost money not many departments have. 2 the covers do not provide enough friction for a firefighter with gloves on. I suggest using the old design for tools and adding in fins around the covers. But I also question how good it's going to work in cold winters because it seems like it could jam easily from a bit of ice.

[@matiashogden1240]

Nick Wager i would assume the tool came with the hydrant

[@exoterminator-01]

Matias Høgden Providing multiple of those tools to each department of a city would be too expensive for the company to do, even after installing the hydrants to replace the old ones. And let's not forget that departments in the greater parts of a city lack that kind of money so it'd fall on the town to pay it directly.

[@matiashogden1240]

Nick Wager still, if the city/fire departments can afford new hydrants they should be able to afford some pieces of shaped metal, and my guess is that they would not buy the hydrants without the tools necessary to use them anyway

[@exoterminator-01]

Matias Høgden most cities won't be able to replace the hydrants because it would cost millions to buy the hydrants, pay people to ship them and install them. And should something go wrong, such as the pipelines breaking because you have to disconnect the old one from the close connection on each pipe, the cost will go up too much for most cities to cover.

[@exoterminator-01]

Matias Høgden but you could pay for it will large tax increases

[@JRLSprague3]

Glad the new design is more aerodynamic.

[@itz_lexiii_]

"needs a special wrench" looks like an ordinary breaker bar and a socket

[@BrokenLifeCycle]

Pentagonal wrench, not hexagonal. You won’t find a socket wrench of that shape and size very easily. The old design can let a vandal turn it with a pipe wrench, potentially causing a failure because they let water up past the frost line in the hydrant, didn’t drain it, and it froze later that winter.

[@LIGHTNING278TH]

It's so everyone has to retool and buy this company's own proprietary one instead of using what they already have. My company went over kill but if the water company is idiotic enough to purchase these than we would have to replace 4 wrenches on each of our 4 trucks.

[@englishruraldoggynerd]

@@LIGHTNING278TH And they wouldn’t be cheap. Probably look fantastic, all shiny shiny but definitely not cheap.

[@railroad9000]

@@LIGHTNING278TH Communities that continue to use existing hydrants are asking for trouble. They seldom if ever get tested or maintained and in a lot of cases don't work when needed! There is definitely room for improvement in a 100 year old device!

[@willpropst1267]

@@railroad9000 Isn’t this essentially the same device though? A new hydrant wouldn’t change the service/flushing schedules they already have, it’s just the same old device in a new proprietary shell.

[@tv-bones8521]

The only problem with me is that i love how the old ones look, but i know thats not the issue

[@urmommawasfun]

This design seems inefficient. They compare a brand new one to a 50-100 year old hydrant, and the only thing he can come up with is “look at the new paint versus the old!”.

[@TexasFire_Cross]

Wondering the same myself. AVK, Mueller, Kennedy, etc ... make newer models (how frequently, I don't know). Interested in seeing how much they have improved over the past 50 years.

[@tuckerkennedy5016]

Odd how Fire hydrant companies have the same names s government officials

[@davidmurphy6088]

Plus the paint color on the top matters. It tells firefighters and plumbers what the size of the water main running in the street is.

[@tywillis2395]

julien hunt Don't forget, its more expensive and the need for a proprietary tool to interact with the hydrant.

[@Lochlanist]

I agree the problem here is that the ex fireman has all the knowledge to what could make a great hydrant but non of the design or technical skill a engineer would have so the guy tried his best to come up with a simple alternative realising that the current system is failing. He should have rather teamed up with a proficient engineer and revolutionize and modernise the product vs just tweak it.

[@kevindietick9915]

I am a EMT and was called out one night to a vehicle accident with entrapment with the vehicle on fire. Worst memory I will ever have was seeing a woman burn to death because of a failed hydrant. The truck used its own on board water but by that time it was too late. Seeing this thing, I am going to push to have all the hydrants changed

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

Kevin Dietick please keep pushing forward

[@matthewfrost3677]

Please do more research first this video showed no evidence of long-term liability and from what I could see of the diagrams it integrated small internal parts that could fail

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

Matthew Frost well I guess it will all be told by it's reputation cities might buy small amounts and they will get tested often by the gov. If they pass the tests they will slowly change them and who knows maybe they will have a far smaller rate of failure.

[@rogeronslow1498]

Horrific experiance and you have my sympathy. But before an excellent old design is replaced with a newer one it has to be thorougly tested under all conditions. The previous design has stood the test of time for a reason.

[@staticbeans]

Kevin Dietick sorry you had to witness that. EMTs are the real life savers. Appreciate what y’all do!

[@Floatnx]

Looks like some thing out of the town in fallout4 beginning

[@zues121510]

Lol it does

[@declan9876]

yeah

[@KennyCutout]

Here in Australia our fire hydrants are just a little plate on the ground and so you know where they are, there's a yellow mark on the gutter where they sit. I wonder which is a better system.

[@ReeceTheHuman]

yeah pretty much the same in the uk. i dont see the american style ones in any other country so it must be a better system lol

[@danielrose1392]

On paper an overground hydrant is better, because they allow for a higher water flow, but with the ceaper maintenance and constrcution of underground hydrants that does not really matter. Simply build more of them, typically enough hydrants are available to use the full water grid capacity.

[@danielrose1392]

It is not like you have a tremendous difference between both types of hydrants. At the same diameter it is 10%-20%. From all I heard the firefighters are happy with the hydrants and if there are any issues it is insufficient grid pressure. More important they prefer a hydrant always close by for a first quick attack to rescue people in danger.

[@nermoxd6295]

That’s actually the same in Germany and I think it’s better that overground hydrants.

[@oskigang3408]

Same in sweden

[@Liamhannam]

Its literally just the old one with a fancy case on it...

[@rescuethecows]

Purchased by Google, branded with Nest, outfitted with antennas for public wifi.

[@ReeceTheHuman]

fully surveillance by the NSA

[@tzq33tdq]

Around my area, the council is responsible for hydrants. We tested 20, 12 were under council made cement footpaths, 6 were buried under people's gardens and 1 was damaged (even though it's underground). In 4 streets, only 1 working hydrant. We're not allowed to do anything except report it to the council. It's been years since they've done anything

[@Blackmagic1o0]

I pass these things all the time and I always take it for granted. NYC should implement these in every borough even if they take a year to see test and see how efficient they are. Good work Verge!

[@Gamebuster1990]

Those caps look impractical to open when wearing thick gloves, you know, like the ones firefighters wear...

[@CapenCyber]

At least have something like a pressure gauge connected to a central station so you can tell remotely which hydrants have pressure/will work so you can fix them before a fire.

[@cws10692]

TED_MAUL they do

[@captncloud50]

Are you god? Because you’re a god damn genius.

[@court2379]

TED_MAUL None of them have pressure, they are not filled with water or it would freeze and destroy it. The valve is at the bottom where it connects to the main line. The main line has pressure or the residents would be calling in complaining.

[@FreeDumb512]

Nothing beats hitting the street and turning each plug by hand. It sucks, but every firefighter will know their territory better and the hydrants get fixed before it's too late.

[@LordZoth6292]

In my home town, the Fire Fighters went to all of the hydrants and tested them manually once every year or two. Pretty cool to see.

[@aaronfrankum8941]

In Colorado we flush out of water mains every year and in the process open every hydrant which is a great way to detect if there are nay that aren't functioning. then you dont need a new hydrant. There is a reason why we haven't changed the design, it works and as long as it gets checked there is no issue.

[@jannickbremm9483]

We have had FF's inside a burning building and our truck was running out of water because the hydrant was not working. I think almost every firefighter knows at least one of these storys. Good work keep it up!

[@AxelFrame]

This reminds me of an Apple commercial

[@carlos-bm6658]

Axel Frame You also have to buy the special water hoes so it could work just an extra $1546.44

[@fordmavericksosx3569]

Axel Frame Introducing The Apple Hydrant. -Jony Ive.

[@unequivocalemu]

Fire Hydrant : $1000 Fire HiDrant : $100000

[@24ecko]

Apple will sell you the wrench for an additional fee and reduce the water flow by 20% after a year forcing you to buy a newer model.

[@mdunbar008]

He didn't explain how, if any, the internals have been redesigned. Internally is where they fail in my district.

[@MegaDeutschbag]

There was no statistic on how many hydrants fail. All of the fear seemed to be caused by one failing unit. In my opinion there is no reason whatsoever to invest "only" 10 - 20 % more just because some startup decides to polish the hydrant a little and put a flag on it.

[@wcresponder]

If you investigate other videos on this device one tells of the reasons why the standard hydrant fails.

[@zeropower1688]

I read that right when he said that

[@leftinthesmoke7127]

Ours just like Ebola it existed before it just happened and everyone freaked

[@dbhm5189]

Okay so rather than eliminating or reducing the issue of failure when peoples lives could be in danger let's just not?...? Better to he safe than sorry.

[@conorcurley6798]

I think what he means is that it's a lot of money to spend on something without backing from there proper statistics.

[@captainsnacksparrow8320]

In Germany fire trucks carry their own hydrants. They are placed on the existing water pipes when needed. In cities there are connections for the hydrants in the pavement approximately every 600-800ft.

[@el_teodoro]

It looks so 80s futuristic ;D I like it!

[@THECHAIR.]

Flexxkii i hate it

[@TrueNature_Untold]

Flexxkii I want it to look 2030 futuristic!

[@Kansasavation]

It looks 2080 futuristic

[@jamesrader3329]

Can't believe that after all these years that the fire hydrant has never changed in design

[@michaelobrien9764]

Retired worked in water distribution install and repair for 35 years this is no better than what we have today hydrants fail not by above ground looks but what is inside that makes them work when needed.

[@jamesgordon1520]

michael obrien I too have put in Fire Hydrant for over 25 years now, just put in a new one about 3 weeks ago. This is about the Biggest BS.😐 I have seen yet, the water company in your city takes care of the Fire Hydrant not Fire Fighters. And yes I can brake them down and put them back together.

[@josephburke7224]

I lived once where they tested them every year for pressure. They would then paint them by a color code for pressure. Certain color was replace now. Another color was to replace by schedule within six months. Another was to show it was not the hydrant that caused low pressure, but in the line. The FD knew when they pulled up, they may have to hose up to more than one.

[@frankroberts9320]

That 'snow pole' is going to last about 27 minutes after installation.

[@juvibro9913]

Great ad now I’m going to make you money by demanding this to my constituents around town.

[@scrapcash2421]

If a fire hydrant doesn't work, just go 100' down the street to the next one. There is a reason they haven't been changed in 100 years. Ease of use, and dependability. They fail because they don't get any maintenance. You can't have a fire hydrant sit buried in the ground for 25 or 40 years, then just roll up on it and expect it to work. These new fire hydrants would cost cities millions, and will do the same thing in 25 to 40 years. It's not the caps that fail, IT'S THE VALVE 6' UNDERGROUND

[@Ron1n_Sim]

This guy is gonna save our lives.

[@CrestFarms]

so 6 years later. People still don't understand that the hydrants are own by the towns not the Fire Department. If they were owned by the FD's the hydrants would all be in good working order and there would be no need for new ones. The old hydrants look great unlike that European thing.

[@bcac9289]

they look like dem teletubbie mics

[@joshramsey3099]

Easiest way to prevent it from failing is to exercise it! The "newer" design is the same as the older one!

[@GK5_]

Great news to see when I open youtube. I just came back from paying a fine for going through a intersection when the light was RED for 0.3 seconds. 325 later I come out to my car and see a $100 ticket for being 3m away from a hydrant when I'm more than 15 feet away

[@m4rku357]

I Germany the Firefighters bring their own Hydrant with them :D. There are Connectingpoints on the street.

[@TheLMMish]

He matched the color of his shirt to the color of the hydrant. I trust this guy.

[@DeafDiver]

This is a 6-year-old video. My local area recently got a new hydrant and I don't see anything like that. Kinda sad was look forward to seeing awesome one like in the video.

[@edwardlee1288]

Looks complicated inside, but we need to support these first responders!!!

[@codysnell]

The moving parts are not isolated from the water which accelerates corrosion. This was fixed decades ago by mainstream manufacturers. This hydrant may look cool to some, but it misses the mark. Just FYI, all hydrants corrode. All mechanical devices need maintenance. Saying otherwise is selling snake oil.

[@codylujan]

ah yes. fire hydrants. those things that you back into trying to get your mail.

[@trueprogamer3018]

Bro it looks all futuristic as well

[@ferdeanjami5843]

The new fire hydrant looks like something straight out of fallout

[@AntTonyLOLKID]

When watching this, I realised that Australia (or at least NSW) doesn't have any fire hydrants. But when I researched it, they are all underground and there are like a sewage hatch but for water.

[@14yovani]

So all you need is a crow bar with this new hidrant

[@Thumbhit1]

Good that its higher for the firefighter to put his thing on.

[@danielduvernay3207]

I think the most important thing with this situation is consistency, if you're going to replace them then do it all at once and make sure it's standardized.

[@greipapa]

I suppose this is totally different from country to country and even from state to state, but where I live we have underground Hydrands and once a year there is a hydrant revision. During the revision the firefighters check if the hydrants are functional and put grease on the cover so that it doesn't freeze during the winter. Everything goes on paper so if there are any issues with the hydrands, the city sends someone to repair it after they get the reports.

[@ejonesss]

dont forget that they deter theft of water by kids on hot day or filling swimming pools by having recessed turning lugs requiring an even more specialized tool to access. however frequent testing and flushing by the town should help keep them working and alert the town to problems

[@marremarre523]

In Sweden the conector is under ground with a manhole cover over it. Seems to work pretty well.

[@daskippalawson5188]

there's nothing indestructible.

[@789french5]

The new hydrant looks cool and seems effective but why a proprietary tool to open it and not a normal wrench??

[@DamianFoo]

It was touched upon at the end. With a normal wrench the general public will just use and abuse it for personal whims. You'd want a system where only firefighters can use it.

[@wcresponder]

The proprietary wrench will also work on the standard style hydrants.

[@LeoStratford]

Anti-Abuse

[@molassesflash]

The fire hydrants as old version still used the proprietary tool but there is reasons you don't want a ordinary wrench to open it because if so the general public can go up open the hydrant and possibly damage it I understand it but the old hydrants work just fine as long as you do maintenance to them

[@leonidas8583]

Frenchy789 so people can't open it only fire fitters can because with the old one anyone could open!!!

[@redeyesilverfox7859]

Dogs: “my toilet got more fancy”

[@JacobVossFilms]

Loved this, great job guys!

[@kctyphoon]

Most people don’t realize that the infrastructure this country depends on - is over 100 years old in many areas. We have been patching things up to keep them working for decades.

[@idkmorbid4072]

its a smoother hydrant with more locks that the firefighters have to detach with a special tool (if they don't bring that tool welp no water). The reason why our fire hydrants fail now is due to low maintenance them, the same thing will happen with this hydrant over time. To me, the reason for this fire hydrant was to have a built-in lock so that it's not easily assessable to the public with just a simple wrench. they should show the time it takes to open the valves to both hydrants, to fight a fire it needs to be fast and efficient.

[@rufus4779]

When I was a kid the fire department would come around every summer and test each hydrant.

[@jermaine753]

An actual needed innovation.

[@ericwright2936]

Looks like Smurfette and ET had a baby.

[@masterarchitect1982]

Eric Wright lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bettahb]

It’s called lack of maintenance. The stuff he’s talking about have never been a problem for me. What usually fails is the valve and or stem inside the hydrant itself or just very old plumbing. They have to be lubricated and flowed every so often along with other things. I have had only one hydrant fail in my 12 yrs. it was after a lot of water was flowed and caused the water main to somehow give out rendering the hydrant useless. Fire was out though 🔥😎

[@dazedconfuzed6]

The mechanisms are very similar. He bashes the conventional fire hydrant for the caps being exposed to the elements and because you can cross thread the fitting, his is exactly the same just different looking. I don't understand, the caps on the new one are still exposed and will still get corroded just like the conventional ones.

[@boomerpippert8245]

Doctor : you have 5 minuets to live Me: skip this video and go strait to captain sparkles

[@TwoWheelAussie]

I can’t even remember seeing a hydrant outside of the city where I live. Pretty sure in the suburbs we don’t have any anymore. Our fire trucks hold a fair bit of water now

[@robertonome2448]

These new hydrants look like from something straight from Fallout (pre nuke of course)

[@camking7000]

In the Netherlands we have them stuck in the ground so nobody can mess it up. and it doesn't have to be maintained that often. Cars can't run them over. And you don't have to put so much money in the design as they do overhere.... It's just money making they know it's the easy way out. But you know everyone needs to eat.

[@mattlane2282]

Just make it out of stainless steel "fire fight to put his thing on there" LOLOLOL

[@MsSomeonenew]

Then the price is easily 20-30x higher.

[@trainman071]

someone was thinking very well when this was thought of very well done

[@RyanRicketts]

This was fascinating. Thanks for covering such an interesting topic!

[@eriklishus]

underrated video

[@-northeastohiosirensandtra5641]

The old ones are just fine! The old ones seem stronger and less likely to be broken into!

[@sebastjansslavitis3898]

I found week point in your hydrant and redesign it - snow pole should be made of reinforced steel bar

[@darylcalvet]

Love how this guy uses the word “thing”

[@AWESOMESHAUN]

If there was a drinking fountain on it too it would be amazing

[@callumhardy5098]

I think they should pay us traction engine owners a small tip in the UK because we use the water to fill up the engines, and if their blocked or up working we clean then and fix them or alert the council if their blocked.

[@katemcconnell5220]

i think this should be the new fire hydrant!!

[@1creeperbomb]

Or you could just properly budget the fire and ems department so they can actually carry out the required annual tests and flushing of all hydrants. But no let's buy a proprietary version of the same thing. Hydrants rarely even breakdown from the outside elements. It's mostly corrosion or improper seal within the piping mixed with freezing temperatures that ruin it.

[@VZYBOI]

That’s great! The only thing I think he should change is putting some knockes or dips or something on this pieces you spin off, for grip, imagine your hands are slipping or the surface is slippery and you can’t spin that piece off, small small flaw but there’s always room for improvement !

[@court2379]

This is why fire departments have a regular test schedule to validate and perform any required maintenance on any deficient hydrants. As for the design, the housing corroding is largely meaningless. The thread connections and the valve are what matter. Yes they could be made of stainless steel to avoid corrosion. Some of the parts are probably already bronze which won't corrode much. It's likely you could swap the valve parts with stainless ones in a regular hydrant.

[@anthonyvu749]

looks like something in those movies about the future

[@expatchris]

The #1 issue that I see with these is the covers for the outlets could be easily lost since they aren’t attached by a chain or strap.

[@pseudonym4893]

What do firefighters do in the event that a hydrant doesn't work? What is their plan B?

[@R3Cat]

SHOULD BE use the truck while people search for the nearest hydrant

[@khazarhay]

stop drop and roll

[@ReeceTheHuman]

they call in more trucks

[@philliesreject]

Pseudo Nym they use the onboard water depending on the type of assignment other apparatuses are enroute or there and they stretch to another hydrant or another company will and back them up

[@bryanrask5488]

trucks have to carry a thousand feet of hose. most cities for insurance purposes have hydrants every 300ft even though lawfully they can go further. there shouldn't be a case where they can not reach a hydrant with water. downside is that they will all take additional time that you may not have in order to go to the next available hydrant.

[@DaiR0kuten]

The best part to this is the I heart NY sticker.

[@RollingThunderDJs]

Those hydrants will not work in states with snow. Rain will freeze as it drips down over the bolts, and your special tool will not insert onto the bolt when it is frozen with ice.

[@jamesevans938]

its seems to be a problem with lack of maintenance rather than a faulty design if cities kept up on maintenance and regularly checked to see if hydrants are working we wouldn't have this problem I bet you the new design is more expensive than the old design so cities are just going to to replace the faulty hydrant with a new hydrant that was designed with the old design rather than the new design they you seem to be selling the product as a fix for a problem that doesn't exist

[@possiblyadickhead6653]

Oh it's so much better and does not have a thousand new flaws

[@lincolnalsolincoln2477]

One MASSIVE flaw. the side ports!!. the smooth rounded design thats flush with the main unit doesnt allow for adequate grip. Add a few years of being exposed to the elements. ice dirt rust. And ull have a pickle jar with a soapy lid. [simple fix, a small ridge to the side caps] in and emergency situations dont leave this to chance

[@realmserver-mcbeforce5256]

Damnn, even fire hydrants would change? Future is just beginning to conquer the whole universe.

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Indestructible? Let me hit it with my truck

[@Hobartez]

Good for you man!! Excellent engineering

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

The future is HERE.

[@sord3377]

Yes. Your opinion will change when you realize how big of a pain it would be to open one of these things. Step 1. Unscrew the front cover and remove safety plate from top. If you can’t tell what I mean by that, stop reading. Step 3 Only applies to a 3inch hose, unscrew the side cover. Step 4 also only applies to 3 inch hoses. Replace front cover. Step 5. Rotate operating nut to allow water to flow. If you ask, “Hey sord33! How do you even know this stuff?” The answer is fire departments that publish training videos on KZbin.

[@astrofeeder777]

the fact that you play roblox automatically justifies your lack of intelligence my friend... but im going to grace you with this response in hopes that i can teach you a little something. you watched him prepare the new hydrant right? he did it in 10 seconds bud. would you like to demonstrate how quickly you can open a conventional fire hydrant with corrosion on every fitting and the wrench used by the fire department? thats kinda what i thought.

[@sord3377]

You want me to change my avatar to the fire hydrant?

[@alejandroooow]

In Spain, firetrucks have their own water but if they need more they take the water of a subterranean water pipe.

[@WCGwkf]

They do in the US too but it isn't nearly enough for every job

[@igotajopamerica3040]

CAN YOU GET STUFF IN YOUR HOLE TOO. AND CROSS THREAD???

[@Pradatoru]

It looks diffrent and nothing else now let it sit there and be used for years and then tell me they will looks the same brand new . Marketing bs

[@zizimugen4470]

Maybe a few more seconds can be shaved by having quick-connect hoses, rather than dismantling part of the hydrant in an emergency situation.

[@matt64658]

It looks pretty cool, im from the UK and we don't have them but they look awesome love the blue colour lol

[@timberlinecline3667]

Finally an American invention

[@morescodesup2087]

Woah, it looks really cool

[@RayneHellfire]

It's sad because the cities are not Proactive they are Reactive. Once put in a situation where they lose a life or need to pause and reflect, the damage is already done and sparks change/revolution.

[@EricFixalot]

What happens when a fire truck doesn’t have the proprietary tools and is expecting a normal hydrant?