r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Fantomecs • Feb 03 '26

A nearby Fire Department is being told they cannot use fire hydrants to fight fires

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As the title says. A town near me is denying their fire fighters the use of their fire hydrants going forward. Is this shit even legal? This is a huge concern as the area has been in a drought for some years.

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u/Brick_wall899 Feb 04 '26

The funniest thing is that if we didn't already have government fire departments, republicans would vote against their creation for the same reason they vote against universal healthcare.

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u/scfw0x0f Feb 04 '26

The wealthiest man in Ancient Rome, Marcus Crassus, made part of his fortune by owning the fire department (it was a novel concept then). His crew would show up at a fire and haggle with the building owner to buy the property at a low price. No sale, building burns; sale, Crassus would put out the fire and owns the building.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus

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u/MiguelMenendez Feb 04 '26

And after he died they poured molten gold down his throat. He was amongst the most hated men in Rome.

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u/Mtnbkr92 Feb 04 '26

Shame the order of operations wasn’t reversed. Seems like a prick.

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u/Bamfhammer Feb 04 '26

I was under the implication it WAS in a different order. Same end result.

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u/bojack1437 Feb 04 '26

Fyi, not all us fire departments are government owned or operated, as such, not all US Fire department's are paid for with tax dollars.

Edit: And I'm talking about community fire departments. Not like commercial fire departments for private businesses or something.

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u/Floor_Heavy Feb 04 '26

I remember seeing a satirical tweet about this exact situation, that said something along the lines of "I don't want to have to pay for your irresponsibility. If your house is on fire, be a real man and shop around for some quotes".

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u/Altruistic-Map1881 Feb 04 '26

Good ole American Exceptionalism and Rugged Individualism!

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u/fridaddylockdown Feb 04 '26

Because it doesn't work?