Category:Firepoles

**fire station pole**
	Pole that firefighters slide down to reach ground level
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English: A fireman's pole (also called a sliding pole or firepole) is a wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed between floors in fire stations, allowing firefighters responding to an alarm to quickly descend to the ground floor faster than by using a standard staircase.

Media in category "Firepoles"

The following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total.

A fireman of the National Fire Service slides down the fireman's pole at Fulham Fire Station during a large-scale Civil Defence training exercise in 1942. D7887.jpg 1,772 × 1,853; 782 KB
BFG-ZW-Rutsche.jpg 2,048 × 3,072; 1.8 MB
Bromma brandstation interiör.JPG 1,334 × 904; 247 KB
Crew at Seattle Fire Department Firehouse No 20 in upstairs living quarters responding to alarm, circa 1909-1910 (SEATTLE 4771).jpg 768 × 542; 43 KB
Demonstration of fire alarm response by Engine Co No 6, August 6, 1916 (MOHAI 7226).jpg 700 × 551; 56 KB
Feuerwache 1, München, Rutschschacht-Zugänge - 2007.jpg 2,816 × 2,112; 925 KB
Feuerwehr-Rutschstange BF München FW 1.JPG 2,112 × 2,816; 909 KB
Feuerwehrzentrum Kalk - Rettungs- und Feuerwache 10-4541.jpg 6,055 × 4,037; 9.71 MB
Feuerwehrzentrum Kalk - Rettungs- und Feuerwache 10-4547.jpg 4,480 × 6,720; 10.52 MB
Feuerwehrzentrum Kalk - Rettungs- und Feuerwache 10-4549.jpg 4,480 × 6,720; 10.83 MB
Feuerwehrzentrum Kalk - Rettungs- und Feuerwache 10-4554.jpg 4,480 × 6,720; 14.06 MB
Feuerwehrzentrum Kalk - Rettungs- und Feuerwache 10-4555.jpg 3,563 × 6,334; 11.62 MB
Firefighters, dressing for alarm - DPLA - 5a4ba0043aaaca7a54d314a2ec39c4b4.jpg 5,702 × 4,108; 1.28 MB
Fireman going up the pole 1947 Oak Ridge (27580198449).jpg 8,650 × 11,066; 12.27 MB
Firemen tending to horses at Fire Station No 4, Seattle, 1916 (MOHAI 7434).jpg 700 × 554; 55 KB
Firepole1.JPG - Flickr - andrechinn.jpg 1,963 × 1,963; 1.26 MB
First floor, east side, "apparatus room," detail of pole openings - Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS HABS KS-72-24.tif 4,345 × 5,421; 22.47 MB
FIRST FLOOR, FIRE ENGINE GARAGE, VIEW SHOWING STAIRWAY AND FIRE POLE (NOTE THE STAMPWORK ON WALL AND CEILING) - Hoboken Fire Engine Company Number Two, 1313 Washington Street, HABS NJ,9-HOBO,5-2.tif 5,000 × 4,025; 19.2 MB
First floor, view east of real staircase and fireman's pole - Engine Company No. 24, 3702 Georgia Avenue at New Hampshire Avenue and Rock Creek Church Road, Washington, District of HABS DC,WASH,654-9.tif 4,001 × 5,000; 19.08 MB
First floor, west side, "captain's office," view south and west walls - Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS HABS KS-72-13.tif 5,402 × 4,385; 22.59 MB
Former second floor living quarters, view to the north showing the fire pole - Mare Island Naval Shipyard, South Fire Station, Railroad Avenue near Eighteenth Street, Vallejo, Solano HABS CA-1543-CX-8.tif 5,475 × 4,379; 22.87 MB
Gehricke Wines - May 2023 - Sarah Stierch 09.jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 6.87 MB
HL Damals – Feuerwachen-Schlafsaal.jpg 1,073 × 783; 263 KB
Interior view of the Fire Truck Bay, to southwest, brass fire pole at center, descending from the second floor living quarters - Mare Island Naval Shipyard, South Fire Station, HABS CA-1543-CX-6.tif 5,468 × 4,339; 22.63 MB
London Road Fire Station – Interior – Pole.jpg 3,216 × 4,288; 2.75 MB
Medical community service in Micronesia for Pacific Partnership 2011 110709-N-BC134-039.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 1.33 MB
PHOTOGRAPH OF FIRST FLOOR SHOWING FIREMEN'S POLE FROM SECOND FLOOR DORMITORY. - Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Firehouse, Vallejo, Solano County, CA HABS CAL,48-MARI,1-I-23.tif 4,993 × 3,999; 19.04 MB
Pole position May 2011.jpg 2,800 × 2,100; 708 KB
Rutschstange Rettungs- und Feuerwache 10, Köln.webm 7.3 s, 1,920 × 1,080; 10.04 MB
Second floor, view east of Dormitory - Engine Company No. 24, 3702 Georgia Avenue at New Hampshire Avenue and Rock Creek Church Road, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC,WASH,654-10.tif 5,000 × 3,915; 18.67 MB
Second floor, view northwest - Engine Company No. 24, 3702 Georgia Avenue at New Hampshire Avenue and Rock Creek Church Road, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC,WASH,654-15.tif 4,024 × 5,000; 19.19 MB
Second floor, view west in stair hall - Engine Company No. 24, 3702 Georgia Avenue at New Hampshire Avenue and Rock Creek Church Road, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC,WASH,654-14.tif 4,078 × 5,000; 19.45 MB
Spiral staircase and brass firepole; located in NW corner of building, looking W. (Ceronie and Harms) - Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 225, Rodman Avenue between Flagler HABS ILL,81-ROCIL,3-225-6.tif 3,987 × 5,000; 19.01 MB
Vancouver firemen sleeping apartments (HS85-10-22256) original.tif 3,165 × 2,497; 23.25 MB
Vancouver firemen sleeping apartments (HS85-10-22256).jpg 3,119 × 2,426; 7.59 MB
Vancouver firemen turning out for a fire alarm (HS85-10-22257) original.tif 2,471 × 2,497; 18.29 MB
Vancouver firemen turning out for a fire alarm (HS85-10-22257).jpg 2,473 × 2,499; 5.98 MB
VIEW OF BUILDING 3, INTERIOR, OF FIRE POLE IN DORMITORY, FACING WEST - Roosevelt Base, Fire Station, Corner of Idaho Street and Reeves Avenue, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA HABS CAL,19-LONGB,3E-7.tif 4,034 × 5,000; 19.24 MB
View of firehouse garage looking northeast. Note brass slide pole. - Chanute Air Force Base, Fire and Guard House, Curtiss Street at Galaxy Street, Rantoul, Champaign County, IL HABS ILL,10-RAN.V,1H-6.tif 5,000 × 3,994; 19.05 MB