Halligan
- Date
- 1948 · confidence high
- Place
- New York City, New York, United States
- Credited to
- Hugh Halligan
- Field
- Tools
What it is
A one-piece forcible-entry tool combining a pick, a claw and an adze, designed by New York firefighter Hugh Halligan to open doors and windows during fires.
What it led to
- became standard equipment for fire departments worldwide
- the basis for later tool pairings such as the irons set
- improved the speed of forcible entry during rescues