2007-05-10 07:32:04 · 5 answers · asked by knowitall 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Why are there not more fire hydrants in the high risk areas?
2007-05-10 10:40:19 · update #1
I am a volunteer for the California Department of Forestry. A fire hydrant is of no use in fighting a forest fire. It needs a water supply to feed it, and a vehicle which can draw water from it and fight the fire. Forests are places with few large water reservoirs, few roads, and distant from places where firefighting vehicles are kept. Eventually, fire trucks and crews could get to this hydrant. Then, how could they get to the fire to fight it? A house fire is isolated and surrounded by roads. The best ways of fighting a forest fire are by containing its perimeter and dropping water and retardant by air. Forest fires are natural occurrences. The ecology of a healthy forest depends on them. We should fight them only when they impinge on manmade structures. And then, if you build a structure in a forest, you should design it to withstand fire.
2007-05-10 19:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with other answers
Often in the western states, the fire is allowed to burn itself out, Forest fires often clear away the brush and in the end makes the forest healthier.
2007-05-10 07:42:28 · answer #2 · answered by ablair67 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is so much fuel for the fire, and most of the time it is very hard to get water to the fire. And a fire can move very fast.
2007-05-10 10:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are so big that u cannot get closet enough to fight the fire.
2007-05-10 07:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sheer size, rough terrain, weather, and lack of skilled firecrews.
2007-05-10 07:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by JLynes 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋