Can cars really knock over a fire hydrant

First of all, fire hydrants (at least those in most of the US) are very difficult to knock over. They are made from solid iron castings and weigh a couple of hundred pounds. They are attached by a ring of bolts to a 9" cast iron standpipe that goes several feet down into the ground, at least below frost line. The whole assembly weighs close to a ton.

This is what happens when a car runs over a fire hydrant. I didn’t see the accident, just the final result. Here the fire department wrestles with the large …

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Answer (1 of 7): If you’re blocking a hydrant and my department needs water, we’re either knocking out your windowsand running a hose through your car or we’re going to drag it out of the way by whatever means necessary. After the emergency is over, we’re having what’s left of it towed away. In a…

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Reference:
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_extinguisher

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