Pike pole

Pike pole

Pike poles are long poles usually 6-10 feet in length used by firefighters to search for fires hidden behind the sheetrock in the walls and ceiling. They are made out of fiberglass with metal hooks on the end, used to pull items from an area of intense heat and flame, and ventilating structures by breaking windows. In some jurisdictions, it is referred to as a "ceiling hook", and is the 'hook' referred to in 'hook and ladder'.

The pole's original use in the fire service was to pull down walls and neighboring buildings to stop the spread of fire to exposures. The tool can also be used in salvage events in such things as constructing water chutes to displace water.

Pike Pole have other uses also for reaching and holding or pulling. They have been used in helping to lift the sides of a timber framed structure like a barn raising. it is used in lumbering to control logs while floating them on a river and for rescue work to grab people or objects floating by in a flood for instance.

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  • Pike pole — Pike Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pike pole — noun Etymology: pike (I) 1. : a pole usually 12 to 20 feet long with a pike in one end used in directing floating logs or to hold utility poles upright while they are being raised or removed 2. : a fire hook having a head with a sharp point at… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pike pole — (in lumbering) a long pole with a metal point and a fixed hook, for catching and guiding logs. [1820 30, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • pike pole — noun A particular kind of long tool with various uses in firefighting …   Wiktionary

  • pike-pole — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pike — Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pike perch — Pike Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pike whale — Pike Pike, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. & v., {Peak}, {Pique}.] 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier s weapon,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pike — may refer to:Fish*Pike (fish) or Esox *Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct freshwater fish *Mackerel pike or Pacific saury, a fish popular in east Asian cuisine *Northern pike, known as the pike in BritainPlacesIn Britain: *Clougha Pike, a hill …   Wikipedia

  • pike — [ paık ] noun count 1. ) a fish that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish 2. ) a weapon used in the past, consisting of a long pole with a blade at one end come down the pike AMERICAN to happen or start to happen: This is the lightest,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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