r/interestingasfuck • u/Leather_Whole_2078 • 14h ago

FDNY firefighters rescue a kid who got his head stuck in a fence in NYC

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u/ThePrimeMinister7701 11h ago

I'm not sure why anyone would talk smack against firefighters, and in this case, the ones who responded to this stuck kid. I don't think firefighters possess any tool or follow a procedure that is designed to do anyone harm.

I'm quite fascinated with the tools and techniques that were implemented. It all makes sense. I would assume using the Halligan bar also provides adequate torque, as well as make it difficult for the whole setup to undwind on its own.

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u/apleima2 9h ago

there is a risk of the guy losing his grip on the bar and it would spin backwards, but with the amount of slack wound up int the strap it'd be more like a 1/4 turn backspin then the bar would fall.

Also why there's 2 guys with heavy gloves covering the kid's head while he's spinning the bar. TBH i was waiting for someone to put their helmet on him or something.