The Halligan bar is a forceable entry tool designed by Hugh Halligan of the New York City Fire Department. Introduced in the 1940s, the Halligan consists of a claw, a blade and a pick.
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- The NATIONAL FIRE JOURNAL is a web log - AKA ``blog'' - written and edited by Vinny Del Giudice, who served as a volunteer fireman and EMT with the Arlington County (Virginia) Fire Department from 1985-1992. Your editor - a member of the Arlington County Fire Department Historical Society - also publishes blogs about the Arlington County (Virginia) Fire Department, the Springfield (Ohio) Fire Rescue Division and others. E-mail: wb2kqg@arrl.net (This is a hobby. Suggestions welcomed.)