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For all of you who think it would have been better to place it under the car here are some facts.
The hose in question is 5 inches in diameter
The guy at the hydrant is usually there alone due to standard operating procedures.
The car was parked illegally and the hydrant operator has to provide a free flowing supply of water so the best way for him to do it was smash the windows to protect the hose.
If the car had been recently parked there then the exhaust system would have been to hot to put the hose under the car not to mention there probably isn't a full 5 inches of clearance under the beamer.
I have been in this position twice. The firefighter that broke the car windows and shoved the hose through it was within his full right of doing so.
Lesson learned don't park near a fire hydrant you never know when it's needed.
One other time I pulled up on a blocked fire hydrant there was room in front of the blocking vehicle to push it out of the way ... Thats exactly what I did as driver of the engine that was dropping the 5 inch hose at the hydrant. It caused 2k in damage to the car and after all the court hearings the owner of the car not only had to pay the damages but he also had to pay all my legal fees and the time I missed from work defending the case.
Being a volunteer fire fighter is a thankless job at times.
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