Teacher Homemade Door Lock Fire Hose

Kwqc s tiffany liou reports.

Teacher homemade door lock fire hose. The fire department will keep giving them out to schools in our area. I tell the teachers enlist the. The lengths of hoses were provided to. In a matter of seconds the safety sleeve can be in place.

Old hose can keep classroom doors from opening. Now in her classroom of 21 students parker keeps the 6 inch piece of fire hose hanging by a magnet near the top of her classroom door. Stung by a giant hornet. Diy repurposing decommissioned fire hose duration.

A fire hose is a strong simple life saving tool. The door to the classroom was not locked but instead a short length of fire hose was slipped over the hydraulic arm that prevents the door from slamming. In a matter of seconds the safety sleeve can be in place. 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.

We cut them into 12 inch sections and it would fit all of the closers for the doors harrisonville fire chief eric myler said. Used fire hose pieces were delivered to graves county high school before classes started to be used as door locks. Although this makes it easy. Many doors that do not have hardware that allows teachers to lock it from inside the classroom can be locked by turning a thumb turn or by pushing a button on the door.

Grant reed of rural metro fire department showed how to apply the piece of fire hose to a typical door. Now in her classroom of 21 students parker keeps the 6 inch piece of fire hose hanging by a magnet near the top of her classroom door.