By over working the pump!
2007-10-22 17:31:14 · 7 answers · asked by Daniel O 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I work on fire trucks. It's more likely that an explosion involving the fuel tanks would be a bigger problem than the water pump that's run off the truck's main engine.
Depending on how the pump is run the parts could fly apart & cause damage but the pump is pushing water so a fire is not likely plus the location is not near the fuel tanks on the trucks I work on. Electrical problems could cause a fire but I doubt it would explode. Hope this helped.
2007-10-22 17:53:34 · answer #1 · answered by Fixguy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A hose would rupture before any of the heavy, metal pump parts would.
Another likely scenario would be a pump's seizing up from lack of lubrication. Even then the pump would probably just grind to a halt.
You have to realize that a fire engine is probably one of the most well maintained machines in the world.
2007-10-24 13:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the trucks were designed to with stand a lot of water pressure, but they don't always use the truck for there water source
2007-10-22 17:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by Caesar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll back up fixguy. Now a days their is so much electronics in a truck. If one little pressure switch is not working. Boom.
2007-10-24 16:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by 935 Danny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe in the movies. Probably not in the real world. Ask Myth busters.
2007-10-22 17:43:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-22 17:35:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-10-23 02:18:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋