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2. Fireman's pole - Wikipedia

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   A fireman's pole (also called a firefighter's pole, sliding pole or a fire pole) is a pole that firefighters slide down to quickly reach the ground floor of a fire station. This allows them to respond to an emergency call faster, as they arrive at the fire engine faster than by using a standard staircase.

3. Engine Company 21 (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   Engine Company 21 in 1873. Engine Company 21, organized in 1872, was the first all-black fire company in the Chicago Fire Department.The fire pole was invented by members of the company in 1888, and after inventing it, Engine 21 had the fastest response time in the city.

4. Pike pole - Wikipedia

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   The head of a pike pole with various implements for pulling items The head of a short firefighter's pike pole. A pike pole is a long metal-topped wooden, aluminium or fiberglass pole used for reaching, hooking and/or pulling on another object. They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance ...

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6. 'Heartbreaking:' Wildfires leave Los Angeles communities in ...

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   An overhead pole camera image shows wildfire damage to an Altadena Drive street sign and home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California on Jan. 14, 2025.

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   Line crews from PG&E work to restore power from damaged power poles caused by the Eaton fire in Altadena. ... 15 of the coziest winter sweaters you can buy for under $40. AOL.

8. An old Johnson County fire station will soon become a coffee ...

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   The soon-to-be coffee shop is believed to have first been a gas station, built in the 1930s. The fire department took over in 1971 and stayed there until 1989. It housed a concrete company after that.

9. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant. Solid stream A fire-fighting water stream emitted from a smooth-bore nozzle.