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One of the most important tools that we carry as a firefighter is known as the halligan
tool or the halligan bar. The halligan tool or the halligan bar is comprised of three
individual components. The flat part is known as the adds, the curved part is known as the
horn, pick or spike, and the fork end which has a curve to it. And that curve is very
important when it comes to applying leverage to any forcible leverage situation. The halligan
bar should normally be used when applying leverage enabling the forked end to be used
to enable to do its work. This will provide the most amount of leverage for this type
of tool. In areas where there is poor visibility, where a firefighter can't see to strike this
tool with an axe or a sledge hammer, the adds technique can be employed where it's out of
the way of the swinging firefighter. The adds technique is very effective in tight situations
where there is not enough room to strike this tool or in poor visibility conditions whenever
somebody can't see to strike this tool with the axe or sledgehammer. The adds technique
does not afford much leverage as the fork technique but it's maybe the only technique
available to us depending on the situation that we are faced with as a firefighter. The
halligan tool, very important tool to carry as a firefighter.