The department created safety sleeves using old hoses.
Fire hose door security.
These hoses can be used at the top of a door preventing anyone from getting inside the classroom.
Rural metro is sharing these security sleeves with the tanque verde school district and.
A new proposal in columbia county would help keep school doors closed during a lockdown and it involves using part of a fire hose.
Utilizing the fact that most doors have door closers the training instructed teachers to tie belts or cords around the door closer to secure it.
Salem county chief fire instructor leroy pierce demonstrates how a repurposed piece of fire hose can be used to protect students and staff in a classroom.
Old hose can keep classroom doors from opening.
The door closer enables the door to remain open so wheelchairs could come in or also be pulled shut automatically because of the fire code.
Fire hose safety sleeves could keep doors closed in a school shooting october 4 2018 8 15 pm frank healy for review news top stories the hannibal fire department is teaming up with the hannibal public school district to keep your kids safer if a school shooting were to happen.
Tiffany parker keeps a 6 inch piece of fire hose near the top of her classroom door hanging by a magnet the tonganoxie kindergarten teacher says she can use it within seconds in the case of an.
A fire hose is a strong simple life saving tool.