TRICKS OF THE TRADE: ANOTHER USE FOR THE HALLIGAN BAR

摘要

Firefighters are all too familiar rnwith the following: You arrive at the scene of a car fire and find the engine or passenger compartment involved. Your training has taught you that the engine company's objective is to extinguish the fire in a safe manner and eliminate any associated hazards. To complete these tasks, you have to gain access to the engine compartment. All too often, when you try to release the hood lock located in the passenger compartment, you find that the hood release handle has melted. You are resigned to the fact that you will have to force open the hood locking mechanism or cut the hood.