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Posted: 3/27/2024 10:54:39 PM EDT
On the TV show Chicago Fire, there is a red cane looking device hanging on a wall, shown in some shots behind the actors.

Any idea what this is?

Thanks
Link Posted: 3/27/2024 11:03:12 PM EDT
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Does it look like this?

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Link Posted: 3/27/2024 11:05:00 PM EDT
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He was crippled the whole time.
Link Posted: 3/27/2024 11:18:15 PM EDT
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Maybe an old pike pole. Typically used for poking holes and pulling down ceilings or breaking windows.
Did it look somthing like this?
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 2:16:43 AM EDT
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Maybe an old pike pole. Typically used for poking holes and pulling down ceilings or breaking windows.
Did it look somthing like this?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/dc/86/fddc860bc6236d18ac15357ee89165c1.jpg
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It looked like conduit tubing bent to form a cane.  It wasn't like that pike pole or the ladder.

Searching for vintage fireman cane turned up nothing.
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 2:18:14 AM EDT
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Nope, it looks like conduit tubing made into a large walking cane sized for a 7 ft man.
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 2:19:24 AM EDT
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J-tool?
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 5:37:34 AM EDT
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Dikfer
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 5:42:30 AM EDT
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Hose hook?
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 8:09:22 AM EDT
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High rise nozzle?
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 8:16:01 AM EDT
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Hose hook?
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That or a drag hook
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 8:26:51 AM EDT
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High rise nozzle?
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Doubtful. I'm guessing an old "slam" type nozzle sometimes referred as piercing.  In for a picture so I can figure it out.
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 8:41:45 AM EDT
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Hard to tell without a picture. I’ve not watched the show.
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 9:01:57 AM EDT
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Per the internet "Chicago Fire + cane" it is Otis' cane. An injured firefighters that returned to  duty.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/NBCOneChicago/status/990574923302096896?lang=en[/tweet]
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 9:51:09 AM EDT
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He was crippled the whole time.
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That was funny!
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 5:55:28 PM EDT
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Otis' Cane on returning to duty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btiirlt4_9o  at 0:48

That's why it's not found searching vintage fire fighter tools.

Thanks

PS, this has had me wondering for a few years, wonder no more!
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 8:11:08 PM EDT
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I remember seeing similar items in USAF hangars and maintenance shops back in the day. I think they were non-conductive material so you could pull somebody away from a live electric circuit without endangering yourself.
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 9:16:29 PM EDT
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Otis should not have been able to return to work with a cane.
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 9:48:40 PM EDT
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What I learned from this thread:  OP is the only person who watches that TV show.
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 9:52:30 PM EDT
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I read this thread this morning when it only had a few responses and my curiosity was piqued.  

Then, I see it active again this evening and think "oh, great, what interesting piece of equipment is this"

I'm disappointed.
Link Posted: 3/28/2024 11:09:12 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 3/28/2024 11:13:09 PM EDT
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I remember seeing similar items in USAF hangars and maintenance shops back in the day. I think they were non-conductive material so you could pull somebody away from a live electric circuit without endangering yourself.
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Yep, a plain wooden cane. I have one from when we shut down my old base.
Link Posted: 3/29/2024 6:03:16 AM EDT
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