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A Halligan bar (also called a Halligan tool or simply Halligan) is a special tool commonly used in the fire and rescue service. It was designed by and named after Hugh Halligan, a First Deputy Fire Commissioner in the New York City Fire Department. The Halligan is a multipurpose prying tool consisting of a claw (or fork), a blade (or adze), and a pick, which is especially useful in quickly breaking through many types of locked doors. The adze or fork end of the tool can be used to break in through an outward swinging door by forcing the tool between the door and doorjamb and prying the two apart. Along with a K-tool and the adze or fork end a lock can easily be pulled. There are many other uses of the Halligan tool, including vehicle rescue and opening of walls. Firefighter in full turn out gear with an axe DC-FEMS firefighters working a pizzeria fire in the District of Columbia A firefighter is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people, and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ... The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has the responsibility of protecting citizens and property in New York Citys five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, as well as first response to biological, chemical and radioactive hazards. ... Forcible entry is the act of entering a house or building with destructive methods. ... Adze The tool known as the adze [pronounced adds] serves for smoothing rough-cut wood in hand woodworking. ... The front door of a house is often decorated to appear inviting. ... The K-tool is a tool used by many fire departments for forcible entry. ...

A Halligan bar and an axe can be joined together to form what is known as a married set, or set of irons. The axe (or ax) is an ancient and ubiquitous tool that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, harvest timber, as a weapon and a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. ...

References

• Essentials of Fire Fighting; Hall, Richard and Adams, Barbara, Eds.; 4th Ed., 1998: Board of Regents, Oklahoma State University. ISBN 089739149-9