The HERO pipe was designed for fires in high rises — like the one at the Harper Square Cooperative on Wednesday, Jan 25.
CFD 1st District Chief Jim McDonough supervises the downtown area and six battalions, and was in charge that day.
McDonough said the lack of working elevators, plus the weight of the device and the conditions inside the building, made it impractical. But said that firefighters still train on the HERO pipe, and it is a useful tool.
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