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2. Hook ladder - Wikipedia

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   The British version was a conventional two-string ash ladder around 4 metres (13 ft) long and 25 centimetres (10 in) wide. Hook ladders can be used to scale from floor to floor on multi-storey buildings by way of exterior windows. The ladders hook onto the window ledge by a "gooseneck" projecting from the top. Lengths vary from 3 to 5 metres ...

3. Pike pole - Wikipedia

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   Also known as a ceiling hook, the pike pole is the 'hook' referred to in 'hook and ladder' truck. [1] Although modernized to be made of more durable materials such as fiberglass, the overall design and functionality of a pike pole has remained relatively unchanged despite many other advances in overhaul operations, including positive pressure ...

4. New York roof hook - Wikipedia

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   The New York roof hook (or halligan hook) is a firefighting tool used mostly for rooftop operations including vertical and horizontal ventilation, [1] pulling and prying. Developed in the 1940s by FDNY Deputy Chief Hugh Halligan, a prolific firefighting inventor who also designed the Halligan bar , the tool is composed of a 6-foot (1.8 m) long ...

5. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Short strap or rope with a hooks at both ends for wrapping around a charged hose to secure it in position or to assist in moving it. Roof ladder Straight ladder with folding hooks at the top end. The hooks anchor the ladder over the roof ridge. [17]

6. Screwfix - Wikipedia

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   Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. [6] Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc , which also owns B&Q , and is listed on the London Stock Exchange .

7. Shooter reportedly used a ladder to gain access to roof in ...

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   Officers were reportedly told by rally attendees moments before a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump of a man trying to reach the roof of a nearby building using a ladder.