# Jet-Powered Water Cannons China Unveils Its Latest Firetruck Designed to Fight High-Rise Fires By Michael Hines | Published 2011-01-31 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jet-powered-water-cannon References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2011/01/weve-seen-jet-p.php) & [gizchina](http://www.gizchina.com/2011/01/27/jet-powered-fire-truck/) China recently unveiled its latest tool in the fight against [high-rise fires](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lithiumion-battery-fires): a jet-powered water cannon. This water cannon has a range of almost 400 feet and can shoot out 3 tons of water in one minute. To call the jet-powered water cannon impressive is an understatement. This thing is unbelievably amazing! All of this awesomeness comes at a price -- $455,000 to be exact. Unfortunately, with a price tag that high it doesn't seem likely that the cash-strapped fire departments of the U.S. will be able to bring this bad boy stateside anytime soon. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 34% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Jet-powered Water Cannons:** The development of jet-powered water cannons is revolutionizing firefighting technology. - **High-rise Firefighting:** The rise of high-rise fires necessitates innovative solutions such as jet-powered water cannons. - **Advanced Firefighting Equipment:** The introduction of jet-powered water cannons highlights the need for more advanced firefighting equipment. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Firefighting:** The firefighting industry can benefit from incorporating jet-powered water cannons into their arsenal to enhance efficiency and safety. - **Defense Manufacturing:** The defense manufacturing industry can explore opportunities to adapt jet-powered water cannon technology for non-military applications, such as firefighting. - **Safety Equipment:** The safety equipment industry should consider developing specialized products that complement jet-powered water cannons to further improve firefighting capabilities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Synchronous Firing Water Guns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/synchronous-firing-water-gun.md) - [In-House Fire Prevention Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fire-fighter.md) - [Extreme-Heat Firefighting Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firedrone-by-empa.md) - [Flame-Resistant Firefighting Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firefighting-drones.md) - [Triple-Mode Powered Water Blasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spyrathree.md) - [Powerfully Propelled VTOL Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vtol-drone.md) - [Custom Firefighter Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ford-bronco-wildland-frefighting-command-rig.md) - [Turbine-Hauling Wheeled Cranes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wheeledcrane.md) - [Next-Gen Wildfire Rescue Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firefly-x01-fire-rescue-drone.md)