If you get the truck assignment “irons ” you’re responsible for carrying a Halligan tool and a flat-head axe/maul/splitting maul to the scene. Although there’s usually a lot of talk about ...

If the striking member cannot generate enough power to drive the tool into place, the door will not be forced (photo 4). To overcome this problem, we can modify the halligan to create a secondary ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – If you ask David Soler, the most important tool in the firefighter’s arsenal is the Halligan bar and it has been for decades. “The Halligan bar is to a firefighter what a ...

The Halligan tool can be slid under both of the shoulder straps and allows a second firefighter to help remove the downed member. This scenario is a follow-up from our last training article.