# Fire Equiptment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-equiptment/77518>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2001, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-equiptment/77518 "2001-08-22T11:51:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![NadaHappyCamper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-equiptment/77518/1 "2001-08-22T11:51:14Z")

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What is the meaning of “hook,” as in hook and ladder?

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**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-equiptment/77518/2 "2001-08-22T12:49:49Z")

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A quick search on Google with the terms [“Hook and Ladder” fire equipment](http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22hook+and+ladder%22+fire+equipment&meta=) gives you this [page](http://www.jersey.net/~dwayne/hist5b.htm).

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-equiptment/77518/3 "2001-08-23T05:00:22Z")

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Question answered, thread closed.

Oops, sorry. I saw that somewhere.

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**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-equiptment/77518/4 "2001-08-23T05:11:59Z")

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Ever wanted to know why Dalmatian dogs are always associated with fire engines/stations?

So did I. I found [this.](http://www.ci.wellesley.ma.us/fire/kidspage/Dalmatian.html)

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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-equiptment/77518/5 "2001-08-23T19:34:25Z")

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I thought the Dalmation was there to find the fire hydrant!