DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai is not the richest city in the world, but it might have the coolest firefighters.
The Dubai Civil Defense has launched a new tool to battle fires around the coastal city and its manmade islands: Water jetpacks.
A promotional video shows a firefighter racing to the scene on a jet ski and straping into the jetpack, which is equipped with fire hose.
#Dubai Civil Defence launches Dolphin; an innovative early response firefighing service utilizing water jetpacks pic.twitter.com/KqHgWp8kPs
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) January 21, 2017
Firefighters don’t get caught in traffic on the city’s busy roadways and there’s no need for a fire hydrant. The waterways provide an unlimited source of water to propel the jetpack and fight the fire.