A lot of what you see in Hollywood movies isn't real. They have a tendency to make things up to suit their purposes and story line. Don't believe anything you see concerning fire protection related drama if it comes from the movies or TV. We could write a book on it. ARGH!
If you have concerns over hydrants being struck by vehicles and spouting huge fountains of water into the air you could choose to use a Dry Barrel style hydrant. This type locates the operating valve below ground with only the empty barrel of the hydrant above ground. Until the valve is opened, there is no water in the barrel. These are also designed with a break away flange so if struck, the upper part of the hydrant will separate from the extension below ground without causing additional damage to the valve and aid in an easy repair. This type of hydrant is designed NOT to create a huge fountain. It is the best type to use in traffic areas. Check out the link here to one manufacturer: http://www.kennedyvalve.com/pdf/fire-hydrants.pdf http://www.kennedyvalve.com/fire-hydrants.html Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lg.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aydin ÖZKAYA Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 1:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Video : Yougsters dancing under the broken hydrant fountain! Dear All, To use in our trainings, where we emphasize that an outdoor hydrant by a busy road needs to be crash protected, I look for the video (mpeg) of a well known Holllywood or music clip scene: A car hits the outdoor hydrant by the road; the youngsters dance under the fountain of the broken hydrant. I tried to search in Youtube, but I was not successful to find one... Any help from you guys? Rgds. Aydin OZKAYA www.karina.gen.tr _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
