Firefighter Door Wedge

Then the door to the fire room takes a fourth wedge.

Firefighter door wedge.

Firefighter invents door wedge marker. 8 wedge forcible entry tool. 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. Making a door stop out of a scrap bit of mahogany i found in a skip.

They are cheap easy to make at the fire house and versatile. 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. Line2design firefighter door stopper safety combo sprinkler stops wedge combo pack multi surface compatibility door stop opener wedges 3 inches long pack of 4 2 yellow 2 red 4 3 out of 5 stars 63. The firefighter developed tool will assist firefighters during interior search and rescue operations.

Developed both in the classroom and on the fire ground the aluminum 8 wedge has evolved into a crucial life saving piece of gear. Once firefighters reach the fire floor the door from the stairwell needs to be wedged that s the third wedge. Because the incident commander ic will send units to the floor above for searches and exposure protection that stairwell door needs to be wedged and if there was a fire door in. The rescue wedge is a multi purpose tool adopted in the fire service making a firefighter s job more efficient.

Door chocks wedges. 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.