fireman's pole

Quick descent cylinder

A fireman's pole is a vertical metal pole in a fire station that firefighters slide down to reach the ground floor quickly when responding to a call.

The pole connects upper living quarters to the apparatus bay below, allowing faster descent than stairs: He grabbed the fireman's pole and was in his boots within seconds.

Related

descent · grip · firefighter · engine · alarm · quick · drop · shiny · vertical · truck · hook · rescue · siren · living quarters · quarters · dormitory · sliding · speed

Categories
Opposites
vertical movement direction/method

fireman's polestairs

Set of steps

staircase · ladder · climbing rope · escalator · elevator

Family

fireman, pole, fire, fires, fired, firing, firemen, mans, manned

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G