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| Extension ladder with the fly section(s) fully retracted. |
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| A climber’s term for a safety line. |
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| Flat horizontal or vertical board located at the outer face of a cornice or a broad flat surface over a storefront or below a cornice. |
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| Label affixed to the ladder beam near the tip to provide a warning that the ladder has been subjected to excessive heat. |
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| Keeping equipment or apparatus in a state of usefulness or readiness. |
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| Portion of the exterior walls of a building that extends above the roof. A low wall at the edge of a roof. |
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| Large extension ladder that requires tormentor poles to steady the ladder as it is raised and lowered. |
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| Scaling ladder with a single beam and a large curved metal hook that can be put over windowsills for climbing. |
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| To restore or put together that which has become inoperable or out of place. |
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| Piece of rope spliced to form a loop through the eye of a metal hook; used to secure hose to ladders or other objects. |
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| Gasoline, electrically, or hydraulically driven blower (ducted fan) device used primarily to expel (eject) smoke from burning buildings although it is sometimes used to blow fresh air into a building to assist in purging smoke or other contaminants. They may be used in conjunction with a flexible duct. |
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