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Taken on: 2006-08-06 23:28:59
Tags: irishblogs, San Francisco, urban, Canon 20D, Sigma 10-20, pipes, fire escape, United States, California, sky, look up, black and white
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In an emergency such as a fire you want to be able to escape from a building quickly and be assured that there's plenty of water to fight the flames. I presume these capped pipes have something to do with that purpose?

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Comments:
pota.to
I believe those are standpipes. Rather than dragging a hose up flight after flight, tall buildings have empty pipes that the fire trucks can connect to.
Donncha @ InPhotos.org
Thanks for that. I really had no idea!