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FIRE POLE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Services
DEF

A vertical metal pole, usually of brass, used by firefighters to descend from an upstairs dormitory to the apparatus floor when responding to an alarm.

OBS

Sliding pole: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service d'incendie
DEF

Tube vertical sur lequel les pompiers se laissent glisser pour passer rapidement de l'étage de la caserne (où sont les chambrées) au rez-de-chaussée, qui sert de garage aux véhicules du service.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios de lucha contra incendios
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Record 2 1984-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service d'incendie

Spanish

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