New York roof hook explained

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 6feet 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Truck Company Tools Across the Country . Fire Engineering . 1 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928225022/http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/print/volume-163/issue-3/features/truck-company-tools-across-the-country.html . 28 September 2015 .
  2. Web site: The New York Roof Hook . 1 June 2015 . 23 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123041322/http://www.fireservicewarrior.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/NY-Roof-Hook-Final.pdf . live .

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