In Dublin, Ohio, firefighters skipped the pole when they built Fire Station 95 a few years back because nagging injuries had plagued others late in their careers, according to former chief Gene ...

But as fire poles began to be phased out, wrote Michelle O’Donnell for The New York Times in 2005, veteran firefighters were unsettled by the change in something they had considered normal.

Frontenac Fire Chief Jack Trout said his department didn’t have a fire pole until it opened its new station about 2 ½ years ago. Before that, the station was one story, but now it shares space ...

In Dublin, Ohio, firefighters skipped the pole when they built Fire Station 95 because nagging injuries had plagued others late in their careers, according to former chief Gene Bostick.

Though there’s no official tally, Priceonomics.com reported that 18 firemen died from fire pole accidents between 1890 and 1930. There’s also been a legal burden.

It's as historically synonymous with the fire station as the Dalmatian dog, but the once standard fire house accessory of the sliding brass pole is fast fading from the risky yet revered ...

After it was calculated that the two poles installed at Fire Station 10 cost $150,000 each, department leaders forced to trim the budget decided to leave fire poles out of future construction.

Susi Rosenthal, an assistant fire chief in Seattle who oversees the city’s facilities, says poles have always been a personal decision anyway. “I always prefer stairs,” the 30-year veteran says.

Fire poles haven't gone the way of Dalmatians and horse-drawn fire rigs yet. Though many cities have eliminated the poles, they're making a comeback at Richfield's new fire station ...

At pole dance studios as well as gentlemen’s clubs, there’s a fancier version of the move called the fireman’s spin. The pole at the Station 1 is (reportedly) not used for dancing.

An African American firefighter played a key role in developing a staple of the fire station -- the fireman's pole. In honor of Black History Month, News On 6 spoke with a fireman and shared the ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Those brass poles that help firefighters get to the fire trucks faster are being phased out at some stations across the country. Firefighters have been using them since the ...