In the late 1800s, blacksmith and firefighter John “Jack” McHugh created a custom spanner wrench to use on the job with Rochester’s Hose Co. #1. 135 (or so) years later, that wrench is still a part of ...

The Knox FDC Spanner Wrench is a pocket-sized multipurpose tool that can quickly unlock and lock the Knox FDC, Standpipe and Storz Locks. The Knox FDC Spanner Wrench. PHOENIX – Knox®, the leading ...

Connecting to the fire department connection (FDC) is a routine task that’s assigned at fires involving buildings that are equipped with standpipes and/or sprinkler systems. Steps should be taken to ...

Yes, you're right, there has been a glut of titanium multi-tools on Kickstarter and Indiegogo over the past few months. The TiSpanner is a bit different, though, in that it features a little ...

How many Airmen does it take to change a cargo aircraft tire? Too many, according to J.D. Bales, Air Force Research Laboratory and Junior Force Warfighter Operations team member of the Materials and ...

Air Force maintainers tasked with changing the C-5M Super Galaxy's 28 tires went to Air Force researchers looking for a way to make the process less cumbersome. The researchers invented a device that ...