Twelve- to sixteen-foot pole, with a pike or a gaff on the end, for prodding logs in the water. A shorter four-foot version for handling pulpwood was called a picaroon.
These tools come in a variety of sizes, handle lengths and heads. They are generally used in overhaul operations to open up areas of a structure to check for any extension of the fire. They are also used to break windows open when ventilation of a structure is required, to move hot objects, to break apart burning hay bales and other firefighting tasks.
A type of plaster hook with metal head, shaped in the fashion of an old-style battle pike, which is used to pull plaster from wall or ceiling. Helps locate hidden fires in walls.
A long pole pointed with a sharpened spike used for raising frames. These tools were known as early as the fifteenth century, when they were called "butters".
A sharp prong and metal hook on a wood, metal, plastic, or fiberglass handle used for pulling, dragging, probing, and other purposes.
Pike poles are long poles usually 6-10 feet in length used by firefighters to search for fires hidden behind the sheetrock in the walls and ceiling. They are made out of fiberglass with metal hooks on the end, used to pull items from an area of intense heat and flame, and ventilating structures by breaking windows. In some jurisdictions, it is referred to as a ceiling hook, and is the 'hook' referred to in 'hook and ladder'.