Engineering:New York roof hook

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Short description: Firefighting tool

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 shaft with two triangular-shaped ends jutting in opposite directions. One is angled at 45 degrees, the other at 90 degrees.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Truck Company Tools Across the Country". Fire Engineering. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928225022/http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/print/volume-163/issue-3/features/truck-company-tools-across-the-country.html. Retrieved 1 June 2015. 
  2. ↑ "The New York Roof Hook". http://www.fireservicewarrior.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/NY-Roof-Hook-Final.pdf. Retrieved 1 June 2015. 




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