Fire Hose Door Security

A small slice of that tough tubing can prevent a shooter from getting into a classroom.

Fire hose door security. Borrowing from an initiative first developed out west utilizing decommissioned used fire hoses this method of using small 12 inch sections of fire hose to secure school classroom doors will be utilized as one last effort to provide an additional layer of effective security in providing safety to students during a critical incident such as an active school shooter. Each fire hose is about 50 feet long larrick said and each door needs between 4 and 6 inches of 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.

This is just a cheap inexpensive way to maybe deter any type of active shooter situation said hfd chief mike benjamin talking about small clips of retired fire hose slip over door mechanisms making it hard to get the door to open more than a couple of inches it s easy to deploy they can t get in usually they move on to the next room or next door we re started off with 200 but if they need more we ve got hose we can make some more up for them. Larrick said he hopes this is a step that continues to build partnerships between the. Grant reed of rural metro fire department showed how to apply the piece of fire hose to a typical door. 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.

The department created safety sleeves using old hoses.