In response to the picture of the hapless BMW, If the FD has the large Dia hose and the bypass valves (the red one on the other outlet of the hydrant) out, they've got something going that aint' agonna wait for a tow truck. I 've seen this done before, mostly in pictures out of NYC.

The bypass valves let them hook a hose directly to the hydrant to start fighting the fire, while the pumper sets up. Then the pumper can hook onto the hydrant, the valve switched and the original hose taken off and hooked to the pumper for added pressure.

Am I the only one that feels a perverse sense of justice here? The only thing that would make it better would be to have water spilling out over the window sills. [Linked Image]

TW