--- title: Firefighters Use Jetpacks to Put Out Fires VIDEO description: Firefighters in Dubai are now using jet skis and water-powered jet packs to put out blazes in their traffic-ridden city. canonical: https://time.com/4644097/dubai-firefighters-jetpacks/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-23T21:48:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:23.373Z og:title: These Firefighters Are Now Using Jet Packs to Put Out Blazes og:description: The future is now og:url: https://time.com/4644097/dubai-firefighters-jetpacks/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7641a21541799cd7/6988b6e2524fc04c82dfad6d/dubai-firefighters-jetpack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Dubai - 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Firefighters Are Now Using Jet Packs to Put Out Blazes twitter:description: The future is now twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7641a21541799cd7/6988b6e2524fc04c82dfad6d/dubai-firefighters-jetpack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Firefighters Are Using Water Jetpacks to Put Out Fires Because the Future Is Now > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images) Tom Dulat—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 23, 2017 9:48 PM UTC Traffic can be annoying and even life-threatening in situations where time is of the essence, so firefighters in Dubai have launched a new system to put out blazes using a jet ski and a water-powered jetpack that help them [avoid more conventional forms of transportation](http://time.com/4383769/drones-firefighters-wildfires/). While the method (which has been dubbed, “the Dolphin”) might sound futuristic, it’s actually quite simple, as demonstrated by [a video from the Dubai Civil Defence](https://www.instagram.com/p/BPhtKc0gTPm/?taken-by=dubaimediaoffice) — the firefighter uses the water pressure from a jet ski that’s equipped with a water jetpack and a fire hose, which gives the user easy access to fires on boats, roads, and shoreline buildings, as well as an unlimited supply of water for taming the flames. According to [_ABC_](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-23/dubai-launches-jetpacks-for-firefighting/8202994), the city has experienced an uptick in fires in recent years. More importantly, it will also help solve the problem of [being stuck in traffic during peak congestion times](http://time.com/2821738/los-angeles-traffic-study/), allowing for a more rapid response. 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