Today I Found Out
Are Fireman's Poles Really a Thing? (2016x36)
Yayınlanma tarihi: Şub 17, 2016
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Fireman’s poles, sometimes simply referred to as “fire poles” are a staple of fictional fire-fighting and Ghostbusting. Though these devices have helped save real world firefighters valuable seconds over the decades, they’re now in a strange state of flux and nobody really knows if they’re going to be phased out or not.
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