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Texas | Rusty6 - 1/17/2026 17:09
The fire trucks seem to last well here. This is a screen shot from a video I shot back in 2000 of our local fire truck. Pretty sure it had been on the job for at least a decade at that time. Its still on the job today. I've never figured how they keep the water and hoses from freezing up when fighting a fire in winter here.
I know we dont get as cold as you do there , but we have heat on our station .
Water coming out is warm , wont freeze ( in Tx anyhow )
Pump builds a little heat too , tankers are in a heated shed too so that water is warm also .
I will say the poor fellow on the hose , catching the mist . Say its 30 and the wind is blowing the mist back , that fellow is real cold .
What helps , is the boots are waterproof and heat rated , your feet will normally stay warm .
I run a shield on my helmet , its really for things when you break windows , ect , I found it helps alot to keep cold wind off your face .
Most of the time my street clothes are under my gear , that helps some in the cold too .
Texas firefighters could not handle fighting fires where you are .I have no idea how they do it . One thing if its a structure fire , you can get some heat , lol
I have wondered how they keep hydrants from freezing there ? I guess they have the ones like we do ?
Tough fellows fight fires up there , whole set of problems we dont face , and would have no idea how to deal with . | |
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