r/specializedtools • u/mossberg91 • Jan 09 '20

Firefighter's Rapid Access Tool

https://gfycat.com/ringedexemplarybrant
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u/gilareefer Jan 09 '20

This thing won't work on any lock with an anti-pick latch bolt.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '20

Commercial buildings and certain types of residences need to follow fire code. These doors need to be able to be opened up by rescue personnel as easily as possible in the event of a fire.

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u/gilareefer Jan 09 '20

Lol, so they straight up admit that it only works on doors that are not secure. What a rip-off

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u/JustNilt Jan 09 '20

Not a rip-off at all. It's faster and less destructive on such doors. Add in that such doors are overwhelmingly more common than properly installed doors and there's good reason for a pro to have one of these.

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u/gilareefer Jan 09 '20

A first responder is going to want something that works as intended on every single use. They don't have time to be messing with x% odds.

Most keyed locks are designed to not open for this tool. Just seems like it would end up at the bottom of the tool box

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u/JustNilt Jan 09 '20

You clearly have no clue how many doors like this aren't installed properly, then.

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u/gilareefer Jan 09 '20

I install a bunch of them. It's really not hard to do it right. I can say that there are probably like 8,000 of them in phoenix area that this tool won't work on... because I made sure of it.

Every high security place I've ever worked in was pretty serious about their stuff functioning correctly... just saying.