It worked back in the '50s! "Aim low, they're riding Shetlands!" seems to apply to this picture of 1860's rioting.
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What ever happened to using fire hoses to disperse rioters?
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spotstalkshoot
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In California firefighter physical requirements don't require being able to handle a hose(at least for the lesbian firefighters). Probably because there is no water to hydrants.
maybe they could steer the California protesters to open areas and get the forest fire helicopters to dump water on them
Dems used to be interested in controlling crime, they've transitioned to at minimum tolerating it & at best encouraging it
True, but I drove the fire truck on my shift at chemical plant [each shift had their own fire team] and you're right it takes a little time to run out several lengths of fire hose but most FDs have a pumper truck with a small hose reel that runs out quickly. Our truck had a 2 stage pump that I wouldn't want to take a shower from. which could be used in the meantime.
IIRC our truck had a 5-600 gal tank.SixsixtyMags
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I thought they used truck mounted water cannons to disperse crowds, sounds good to me, better yet, maybe they should spray them with artificial skunk scent, that should get their attention!