How American Fire Departments are Getting People Killed

A Not Just Bikes video arguing that American fire department standards, which call for huge trucks and wide streets, make roads more dangerous. It contrasts this with Dutch and European practice, where well-equipped fire engines work on narrower, safer streets.

HN people use it to show how differently American and Dutch fire departments approach the job, and why a US fire truck costs so much.

“shows quite well the major difference in approach between fire departments in the USA vs the Netherlands”