Aydin, Try these two pages. If you look around at associated stuff you can find a couple of young girls frolicking in a hydrant purposely opened and another with some kids running into a spouting hydrant.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hitting+fire+hydrant http://www.youtube.com/results?search=related&search_query=%20hitting%20fire%20hydrant&v=nBqKz6ZzzvY On 2/4/08, Aydın ÖZKAYA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Craig, > > I agree, all what you've written and corrections you made... > > But, as I have mentioned, I'm after a training aid, to have a strike in > minds and memories. When I tell them the story of a broken hydrant, together > with dancing youngsters, they all smile... > > I just want to support it by a visual material. Be sure that, a fully > detiled technical follows... So I'm a bit more than the Kennedy literature. > > > Rgds. > > Aydin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Video : Yougsters dancing under the broken hydrant fountain! > > 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) > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- Ron Greenman at home....
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