Means of Escape for Firefighters

[Apollo_SG]

off the record, it is interesting to note in some countries like Indoneasia, they actually still have a fire axe in a locked cabinet next to the fire exit.

ok ok, it's unacceptable...

[AnthonyB]

I always wondered about the axes in bulidings that you see in American films - the axe was almost always in a glass cabinet - but the only safe way to break the glass is with an axe - but the axe is behind the glass.......a catch 22 where to get the axe you seem to need to lacerate your arm to get it

[Paul]

Thats why Bruce Willis is always covered in blood in all of his films, I hope no one from the ODPM is reading this.

[Apollo_SG]

why would u wanna break the glass with the axe? the safest way is just to remove one of your shoe and hit with it.... elementary watson.

[docfin]

If you remember, the nasty foreign chap shot all the windows and poor Brucie had to run across the broken glass in his bare feet.
No shoes, hence no axe or he could have done for the baddie with it.

[AnthonyB]

In the films they always put their arm through it (probably as they knows it's caramel 'glass').
Plus people don't always use the sensible option in reality. Although the older types of MCP and also the Redlam bolt are supposed to have hammer & chains for safe breaking, many do not. sensible option is to use your shoe or elbow wrapped with a coat or similar, but I've seen casualties result from fists through the old gent MCP's and karate chopping Redlam Bolts (especially the cheap glass ones hence why I specify the Ceramtube) which even happens if the hammer is there!

[docfin]

Think your confusing the leg end that is Bruce Willis with James Heriot vitnery of the dales.
I dont recall a camel in any of the Die Hard films.

[messy]

why would u wanna break the glass with the axe? the safest way is just to remove one of your shoe and hit with it.... elementary watson.

And then escape with your feet in shreds - Ouch!