Fire rake

Fire rake

A fire rake is a fire-fighting tool. It is a rake, generally with a steel working end and wooden handle, but the working end features four sharp triangular blades instead of teeth. It is intended for raking fire breaks in the forest floor, and the sharp teeth are to enable the cutting of roots, vines and other stems.

Today, the fire rake has often been supplanted by the McLeod, a similar firefighting tool.

See also
*McLeod (tool)
*Pulaski (tool)


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