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New data centers use a closed loop system. They do use the water, and any remaining is returned to city treatment, same as the rest.

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Why not link to the news article?

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This is a falsely framed story Brent. The water in question was the amount used during construction (same if it was something else), & was because of a water meter billing error. It wasn’t tied to any pressure issues, and the county water service confirmed their usage is less than 1% of the total.

The efficiency of their trucks compared to ours is something.

This is also worth a read. Reality is demand side needs reforms too.

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Positing an example from Europe earns an immediate eye roll and a complete end of any attention/interest. In fact if you want them to not do something, suggest it’s common in Europe.

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Broken procurement process and a love for big, custom trucks. And then code bodies codifying bigger streets, etc to accomodate their bloat vs constraining it. There is also an inherent believe bigger and more somehow equates to safety.

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Kent Lind @camasonian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Cars get a pass because firefighters are driving in to work in trucks.

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Reposted by Jason Cox

But in the history of the US, no fire chief has ever showed up at a public meeting to oppose on-street parking. Which DRASTICALLY curtails access far more than bike lanes. In fact wide bike lanes are perfect for emergency vehicle access.

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This likely means narrower lanes - also unacceptable. (While safer, they’re irritating when driving a 102” wide truck fast) Fire deaths for each will be equal. Road deaths will be greater on the left one, but they don’t count in life safety. Nor do other benefits, since they aren’t fire-related.

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A U.S. fire chief will show up at a public meeting proposing this & call it an unacceptable public safety hazard. That the trees impede fire response. As does that bike lane. The bus lane will cause an increase in response times & untold deaths, despite being able to be used as an emergency lane.

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Yep. If the aesthetic isn’t 1990s Backdraft they don’t want it.

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Was there any video or transcripts of this meeting? I seem to recall you replying to me in another post with a link to someone’s comments or so on but cannot find (or don’t know how to use search over here properly yet)

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This is in fact not the top priority in many cases when it comes to American fire departments. “Tradition, pride, history, honor, patriotism.” No facts at this time please.

“Yeah but European fire helmets are stupid looking” An actual reason American firefighters will say the first example here is better. Just before then telling me a 10 second delay in response speed from safer streets will kill people.

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Related: “The limiting factor often isn’t EMS response it’s that many cardiac arrests are already several minutes old before anyone knows they’ve happened. For the arrests that are witnessed and receive immediate CPR and defibrillation survival rates are dramatically higher” Speed of CPR > response

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So a 6-8 minute response is already behind the eight ball when you realize that’s after the call is dispatched which means it’s been at best 2 minutes in most cases already. So 8-10 minutes when the window is 4-6 for competent CPR to then be followed by AED.

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The reason NL is so much higher is because they have a standing program around a volunteer corps trained for CPR that gets notices based on geopin when an emergency is triggered. And by having a high placement rate of AEDs and people trained to use them. Actual EMS response doesn’t differ much.

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I’ve actually researched this one some. The survival rate for a cardiac arrest in the U.S. is only 9-10%. Response is limited in impact because the window is too short. The outcome is largely decided by how quickly CPR is started, then an AED is used.

So it’s 500 gallons vs 750-1000. 1200-1500gpm pump vs 2000. Less excess hose to match hydrant spacing. Tighter, more efficient storage methods (so EU format here). Cab-over chassis to fit more usable volume in a shorter wheelbase. Result is 10’ lane, tighter turns, less width for setup are allowed.

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I think if we went to a truly EU like format all of what you’ve said is true. I also think practically this just isn’t the path that’s likely. The most feasible is some version of “right sized” apparatus that’s smaller than current, but larger than EU examples and resulting compromise.

If a U.S. city FD decided to focus on replacement equipment that worked hand in hand with proposed street changes - collaboratively working to use equipment on bus lanes, bike lanes, etc - they would see response times improve and reduce the accidents they respond to at the same time.

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As far as I can tell speed of response matters for amount of damage to some degree but doesn’t appear to have any real life safety impact. As FDs emphasized this metric more and more, tightened the times the fire deaths per fire changed none.

Thanks for the clarification. I misunderstood the explanation it seems.

90th percentile time is the standard US tracking method. When a department tells you their response time is say 6 minutes, it’s an average of 6 minutes after tossing out the slowest 10% of calls. This also results in inaccurate comparisons by many when talking about US response times vs elsewhere.

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There has been zero improvement in deaths per fire for ~5 decades, because response after the fact has little impact on outcomes. But we could save 3-4x that number by simply making safer streets that also work better for everyone on them.

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Meanwhile if a typical U.S. city reduced road deaths by just 10% they would save more lives than all fire deaths. Road diets, traffic calming and related show reductions in crashes of ~20-40% and in fatalities and serious injuries of ~30-40%.

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The Paris Fire Brigade (serving a metro of 10M) has an average fire response of 12 minutes. 7 for EMS. Houston as a US example has 90th-percentile times of 13 minutes for fire & 15 for EMS. Smaller apparatus & alternative vehicles improves medical response times without out sacrificing capability.

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I would expect them to continue to push yes. Perhaps more at state level for moment. If can get states to just add to their code it’s same thing in the end.

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I don’t think this is in any way socialism

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Electric is fine, but at present with the different form, smaller overall size etc it (to me) is an unnecessary added disqualifier/barrier to adoption.

I wish they would sell the AT model here. The RTX is their electric version, which creates an immediate added barrier to consideration for many departments at the moment. All other Rosenbauer apparatus in the U.S. are just their American acquisition making the same outdated custom stuff as others.

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FAC, an example of the absolute grift that fire safety is today.

BREAKING: lobbyists disguised as public servants, still wearing their former uniforms while selling an unwanted, complicated solution to a nonexistent problem to give a multibillion dollar corporation a mandated monopoly loses. Rare code body win for common sense

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There is no “rule” bike corridors must be on every street or always the fastest direct path. It’s fine if they sometimes require going an extra couple blocks and around. Already true in Copenhagen and other bike friendly cities.

One thing I believe we keep doing really poorly here is making adding bike lanes feel like a direct taking of auto utility. Whether true or not, perception matters. If we did more your method you would see less direct conflict.

“Dad, why don’t we build streets that allow cars, pedestrians and bicyclists to all use them?” “We can’t, we don’t know how. But we also can’t copy them from elsewhere because this is America. Now stop this nonsense, we’re got a 20 minute drive to get milk & traffic is terrible”

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The same people who acted as if the creation of Uber et al was a cataclysmic event are now saying Waymo being allowed to disrupt them will mean urban ruin and mass unemployment so I’m admittedly suspicious of their doomsday prophesying.

(Vienna’s mandated hydrant spacing in commercial areas is 328 ft. 492 ft in residential)

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The Vienna fire department downsized their fire engines to save weight & space after determining their water network made the prior spec excessive. Meanwhile American FDs mandate 300’ hydrant spacing but buy oversized engines while fighting 10’ lane widths like the city will spontaneously combust.

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I’ll claim Spain long before I claim the UK but agreed on your point. I suspect it’s largely because those you use the word immigrant for others do so with derision/judgment, therefore they need a different word for themselves.