Firefighter Breaks Car Window to Access Blocked Fire Hydrant 

33 fire hydrant violations. Yeah, I’d say the driver had it coming

That fire fighter recognized the car. “Not this car again”

Bro spent more time breaking the window than fighting the fire

Tbh he went out of his way to break the windows, if it was parked directly infront of it id see no issue. Then again 33 violations???

Dude probably recognized the car for the 33rd time and had enough

33??😭😭😭 Mans is actively looking for fire hydrants to park his car at

As a former firefighter.... Access to that hydrant was not blocked..... However, if the guy is a frequent flyer for 33 violations.... Statistically its bound to happen sometime... They just sped up the timing. Good job guys ✌️👍🤙

He broke the windows because he can.

At first I felt bad but once said 33 violations yeah that’s was your final waring

Dude was actually looking for fire hydrants to park in front of😂

Unless that hose has to be completely straight then he did t need to break the window. He wasted valuable time being malicious

The car owner is the biggest firefighter hater

33 fire hidrant violation?? Did this person love or hate fire hydrant to park near them ?? lol

33 times lmaooo I have a feeling the dept might know him lol

Another level of pettiness. They had a clear line to the hydrant, it wasn't physically blocked. Yeah, I know I know, 33 hydrant violations, but one idiotic act doesn't justify another one.

Is that fire fighter blind? He can perfectly fit the hose in front of the fire hydrant. What a waste of time and effort.

Okay 33 violations is entering “kink” territory. This guy gets something out of it

bro out there collecting fire hydrant violations like pokemons.

This fireman did not priortize getting connected to the hydrant And putting it through the window actually looks like its impeded the water flow

Parking blocking a fire hydrant should be grounds for having your car towed just like blocking someone driveway!!

It would have been faster to go over the car, but he broke the windows because he could and it makes a statement.

"Whats your hobby?" "Parking in front of a Fire Hydrant"

I'm okay with firefighters breaking the Windows like that but I really don't think he needed to

Homie literally went out of the way to break the window

33 fire hydrant violations? This driver is at war with the fire fighters 😂

"33 fire hydrant violations"....yeah, I have zero sympathy for this person having their windows smashed out....they put lives and property at risk with their selfishness.

Yea this was personal. They checked the plate and saw their driving record

Firefighters on Twitter said car owner should sue and the car wasn't even blocking the hydrant.

33 violations, thats testing the luck too far Im sure as hell insurance would be thrilled to hear the claim

Dude wasted more time breaking the windows

That was 100% unnecessary. ...but 100% appropriate considering the habit this person has of blocking fire hydrants. Tickets didn't seem to deter them. Maybe a destroyed car will.

Wasting precious time to act like a tough guy.

"How many times do we gotta teach you this lesson old man," fits this perfectly. Edit: Holy cow 1k likes. Thanks everyone who thought it was funny 😊👍!

My man was ready to break every car window on that street before putting out that fire. 🤣

Unnecessary , ego induced breaking of those window , 🤤

It took longer to break the windows and delayed water to the fire. Having said that, the car owner had 33 "parking in front of a fire hydrant" violations, they definitely had it coming!

In my college town people parked illegally down the street had their cars damaged by a fire truck going to a fire. The fire department denied all claims against them and the judge said they were right because the cars were parked illegally.

The driver of that vehicle had 33 fire hydrant violations?!?!? it says it all.

Imagine you're 14ft away from a hydrant and then your windows got smashed lol

It’s common sense to not park by a fire hydrant, there’s even a sign on the ground or sidewalk that says “NO PARKING”.

This isn't the first time this was done and the FDNY isn't the only department to do it. Firemen have been doing this for decades. The best way to avoid it? Don't park near a hydrant.

Wow. 33 violations, up to a total of $9,255?! Hope the owner has enough of that in her savings.

It really doesn't matter if the firefighters COULD have snaked the hose a different way, the point is they don't HAVE to. So the lesson to be learned is simple - don't want your windows smashed out, don't park anywhere near a hydrant. This isn't rocket science.

There was NO need for that… it was clearly possible to go right around or over the car.

1:15 "time is of the essence when fighting fires..." ... spends 10 minutes breaking windows.

owner should be glad he still got to keep his car after all those tickets.

He put lives at risk by wasting time doing that.

The chief said time is of the essence. So standing there breaking two windows and threading the hose through the windows is less time consiming than just draping it over top? Get out of here.

I was unsure about this until they showed the 33 fire hydrant violations... its like the firefighter was keeping tabs on this guy 😂

They wasted more time breaking the window vs just putting the hose over the car

No, the firefighter did NOT _HAVE_ to do that, he CHOSE to do it out of spite. Moreover, he WASTED TIME breaking the windows instead of just going straight to the fire-hydrant. 😒 The law says 15' as a BLANKET rule, it's not a scientific necessity; clearly in this case, they COULD have used the hydrant without 15' of space. 🙄 People think the driver having 33 violations means he's a serial scumbag, but they're ignoring more statistically-likely scenarios: there's a fire-hydrant in front of the guy's house or work or something and they keep ticketing him as a dick-move despite there being enough room to connect a hose (also, people assume the violations mean firefighters had to actually _connect_ a hose 33 times, but that's not true, cops just saw his car was near a fire-hydrant and gave a ticket; this might have been the only time a fire-truck was actually around). 🤦

He missed the other windows.

The owner may have violated but that was a waste of time. He could have easily went around the car. 33 violations is a lot but that was done out of anger.

As a career firefighter with more than 20 years service, I have a rather strong opinion on this. This was 100% unnecessary and nothing more than a big show of power. Yeah, it looked cool in the movie "Backdraft", but not cool in reality. I have a huge issue with blocking hydrants, but that connection could have been made over or around the car. This was simply "I'm a bad-ass" theatrics, that makes the firefighters look as bad as the person who blocked the hydrant.

So you take 5 minutes to bust out the windows and run the hose through when you could have just ran it in front of the car. So who really putting lives and property at risk?

How tf is that car blocking the fire hydrant?? Fire fighter had to bend the pipe to pass to through the car , and there was a clear space in front of the hydrant ..🤷🤷🤷🤷

bro had space to put in the hydrant but my guessing is he did that because to teach this guy a lesson?

"Time is of the essence" Takes 5 mins breaking the windows 😂

33 fire hydrant violations? Wow… how has he not learned his lesson by now?!

2 years of 33 fire hydrant violations bro take this person drivers license 🤦🏻‍♂️

technically, they did the right thing, and every state in the United states, it is illegal to park within 15-20 feet of a fire hydrant

He wasted time punishing the car owner

Car is in the wrong but the priority shouldn't have been ego and a power trip. Access to the hydrant was easily available and people's homes were burning. He wasted valuable time trying to make a point... Kinda irresponsible and pathetic in my eye's..

This man is a disgrace. He did way too much, delayed the time it would’ve taken to hook up the hose. More than half of the hydrants in NYC aren’t even functional, it’s a scam to get parking ticket money. Dude needs to be checked and go to therapy this is an emotional response not a practical one

Dude was so irritated, he broke windows he didn’t even need to.

When they saw the violation car was parked near a hydrant. They were like F-it. Let’s a run a drill To smash his windows lol

The fire marshall is a clown

I am no firefighter, but that's absolutely necessary, someone needs to learn

Took longer to hook up the hose. Guess time wasn’t of the essence.

Firefighters wait their whole career for this moment.

That's petty af. People's egos be getting really out of hand lately.

I 99% believe he waited his whole firefighting career to do that 😭 bro seized the moment

The guy wasted more time trying to break the windows.

He wasted essential time breaking the wondow..

It wasn't necessary, I think it's personal, to show, who's the boss here. The hose was not so short to do that

it's NYC. The owner can always just steal a new car.

He wasted time busting the windows out to make a point

When a cop gets fired and becomes a fire fighter.

That was absolutely unnecessary. They spent more time breaking windows then if they would go over it. Just showing up. Ego trip.

He broke more than 2 windows, so unnecessary, what a douche

Was was not blocked, I work in this field. They did it for spite.

Definitely unnecessary and definitely did it to make a point but I suppose he had it coming. 33 violations in 2 years is ridiculous.

"Time is of the essence"... chooses the most time consuming method, putting even more people's lives in danger.

I'm glad that's how they dealt with it, especially after hearing how many tickets he's racked up

Add insult to injury, he still got a violation on top off his windows being broken out 😂😂

"Time is of the essence" - it took him 10 times as long to do that as it would have to not do that.

His car wasn't blocking the fire hydrant.

Dude watched Backdraft as a kid and waited his whole life for this moment

I'm guessing he recognized the vehicle.

At first I was like that was unnecessary but then I learned the guy had 33 hydrant violations. Justice served

hes wasting time while the building burns- also restricting the flow of the water- he should be fired this is stupid.

Firefighter: "Time is the essence." Also firefighter: * takes 15 minutes to break the windows. *

He spent more time breaking the car's windows . It was possible to extend the firehose over the car. Where is the logic?

Just to waste time? They totally didn’t have to go through that car. They know it too.

He would definitely have been faster if he had put the damn hose at the front of the car or just across the car. That was the dumbest decision anyone could have made.

Wow. I’m glad I watched this - I had no idea you had to be that far from the hydrant.

I don't get why people defending that Honda owner in this comment section, he/she was clearly violating parking laws and never learn a lesson in their life to not do it again. Note : I summarize that most of these people don't know how the hose works to put the flame out, do some research perhaps and then you should know why i disagree with the people who take the car owner's side

No need to bust the windows. They actually WASTED time!...something i have personally witnessed on my own street.

As a volunteer firefighter I will say yes the car was illegally parked but was not blocking the hydrant to the point that busting out that car’s windows was justified much less warranted. PS I don’t care how many parking tickets the person has received

Thanks for the heads up! I know that you can't park within 10 ft of a stop sign, but I didn't know that you had to be 15 feet away from a fire hydrant.