Counting Your Breaths - S10-E3
Stupidity: Sylvie Brett is driving the ambulance on an emergency call. She is barehanded when she is driving, and then she has on blue surgical gloves while driving. Since she is driving during an emergency, there's no opportunity to put on gloves. (00:26:10)
Answer: Internet sources give many reasons why firefighters do this, but in regards to your question, it's probably because opening walls and ceilings creates better ventilation which allows heat and smoke to escape, giving firefighters better visibility and lowering the temperature.
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