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  2. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Short hook with a pointed tip is a pike pole; longer hook on a San Francisco hook; two offset hooks on either side of tip is a universal hook; long p-shaped hook is a Boston rake for pulling plaster and lath; short hook with claw on opposite side of tip is either a gypsum hook or the narrower ceiling hook; pike pole with a short handle is a ...

  3. First fix and second fix - Wikipedia

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    Fire alarm; Normal pipes; Door bell; Door frames; Pocket doorframes; Stair well: floating / cantilevered? Sound insulation; Plasterboarding; The list is not exhaustive. Second fix comprises all the work after the plastering of a finished house. Electrical fixtures are connected to the cables, sinks and baths connected to the pipes, and doors ...

  4. Pike pole - Wikipedia

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    Pike poles are routinely used by firefighters as part of fire operations known as "overhaul". The design of a pike pole allows for the pole to be inserted with force into a wall or ceiling and the pole rotated, allowing the hook to grab and pull down large piece of drywall or lath and plaster and exposing wall cavities that may contain fire or ...

  5. List of New York fire departments - Wikipedia

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    43 – New Paltz Fire Department (2 sta.'s) 44 – Olive Fire Department #1 Inc. (5 sta.'s) 45 – Phoenicia Fire Department (3 sta.'s) 46 – Pine Hill Fire Company #1 Inc. 47 – Plattekill Fire Department (2 sta.'s) 48 – Port Ewen Fire Department (2 sta.'s) 49 – Rifton Fire Department (2 sta.'s) 50 – Rosendale Fire Department; 51 ...

  6. 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 ...

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  8. NFPA 704 - Wikipedia

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    These hazard codes are not part of the NFPA 704 standard, but are occasionally used in an unofficial manner. The use of non-standard codes may be permitted, required or disallowed by the authority having jurisdiction (e.g., fire department). [3] — No special notice (the correct format is to leave the white square blank, but sometimes a dash ...

  9. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1298 on Tuesday ... - AOL

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    If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1298 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.