pulaskis

Some hiked along the fire's boundaries with pulaskis—special axes made to cut up and extinguish smoldering brush.

Reinforcements Brought in to Fight Minnesota Fire Jack Nicas 2011

And when I watch the news broadcasts now, I'm thinking not of the people fleeing their homes or the tragedy of lost possessions but of the folks heading toward the fire, armed with only helmets, masks and pulaskis, to try stopping a living, roaring monster in its tracks.

ESCAPE FIRES Maggie Jochild 2007

Duff and scrub had been scraped away by pulaskis, the double-duty tool with an axe on one side and sharp hoelike blade on the other that most firefighters carried.

Firestorm Barr, Nevada 1996

It also pays for pizza and beer for the volunteers after a hard day of swinging pulaskis, as well as a new cost: rent.

Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

Two shovels; two McLeods, a rake-like grading tool; a saw; and two pulaskis were good enough.

Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

Hamilton turned back to unloading some 80 tools, which included the regulars: pulaskis, shovels, saws and tree loppers, while the smaller-than-usual group of about 15 volunteers, mostly from Aspen and Snowmass Village, began to show up.

Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

It also pays for pizza and beer for the volunteers after a hard day of swinging pulaskis, as well as a new cost: rent.

Aspen Times - Top Stories Aaron Hedge Aspen Times Weekly Aspen 2010

Hamilton turned back to unloading some 80 tools, which included the regulars: pulaskis, shovels, saws and tree loppers, while the smaller-than-usual group of about 15 volunteers, mostly from Aspen and Snowmass Village, began to show up.

Aspen Times - Top Stories Aaron Hedge Aspen Times Weekly Aspen 2010

Two shovels; two McLeods, a rake-like grading tool; a saw; and two pulaskis were good enough.

Aspen Times - Top Stories Aaron Hedge Aspen Times Weekly Aspen 2010