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The head of a pike pole with various implements for pulling items
The head of a short firefighter's pike pole

A pike pole is a long metal-topped wooden, aluminium or fiberglass pole used for reaching, hooking and/or pulling on another object. They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance, and firefighting.[1]

  1. ^ "Tools of the Trade: Firefighting Hand Tools and Their Use", PennWell Books, 1997, ISBN 0912212624, Chapter 5, "Poles"

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