Firefighter Door Wedge

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Firefighter door wedge.

The wooden door wedge or chock as it is commonly labeled is one of the simplest and most effective tools we as firefighters can carry. Developed both in the classroom and on the fire ground the aluminum 8 wedge has evolved into a crucial life saving piece of gear. Door chocks wedges. Firefighter invents door wedge marker.

Making a door stop out of a scrap bit of mahogany i found in a skip. The rescue wedge is a multi purpose tool adopted in the fire service making a firefighter s job more efficient. Then the door to the fire room takes a fourth wedge. Making a door stop out of a scrap bit of mahogany i found in a skip.

Once firefighters reach the fire floor the door from the stairwell needs to be wedged that s the third wedge. 8 wedge forcible entry tool. With the 8 wedge firefighters and first responders gain an edge in the first crucial moments of a fire. Firefighter door wedge door chock warthog hinge hook durable handy versatile keeps almost any door open won t kick out pack of 3 3 5 out of 5 stars 5 36 95 36.

They are cheap easy to make at the fire house and versatile. It works as a spanner wrench a simple door chock a bail out anchor point a fulcrum a gap set force assist and a wedge.