What do firefighters use a pike pole for?
Answer For moving or retrieving items in a fire
The pike pole was original named for the hooks that Cossack fishermen used to pull fish out of the frozen lakes. Nowadays, the aluminum or fiberglass pole is generally four to 12 feet long and has a barb and a hook of steel at one end. These hooks are used by firefighters to move flaming items out of the way, tear down burning structures, and pull items closer without going into the flames. The pike pole is what the “hook” in “hook and ladder” comes from.
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