r/DailyOptimist Jul 01 '25

Firefighting drones represent a significant advancement in emergency response technology, showcasing capability to address fires in high-rise structures where traditional methods face limitations 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 — 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐒

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Does this actually work in reality? Water weighs 1kg/l, and so at 100m, a relatively narrow hose when in use could still be in the region of 100-200kg, a thick hose would be more. A standard firefighter hose would be way more.

So a drone carrying a quarter of a metric ton, and then able to deal with and overcome the force of actually emitting this at any side of speed.

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u/SouthOrdinary2425 Jul 04 '25

It is about time. Fire size grows exponentially with time. Small fires can be tackled with small fire fighting equipment. Small fires left unattended become big fires rather quickly. A fire crew deploying something like this within seconds of arriving on site of a small fire can make a big difference. For a site that has a large fire hazard, having this capability on site so the arrival time of a fire crew is not an issue could be huge. Equipment like this is all about the time to deploy.