For both Smokejumpers, Hot Shot crews, and Trail Shot crews, this is the primary universal fire tool for the temperate forests, either in the Western conifer forests or the Eastern hardwood deciduous forests. This tool is a multi-angled shovel. It is an improved entrenching tool. There is a large spring-loaded locking bolt that secures the shovel in its chosen position.
This one tool serves a multitude of missions, which are:
1. A safety staff to help the X-country traveler negotiate steep, unstable terrain and eliminate falls.
2. An angled shovel to dig and accurately throw dirt at flare-ups or cool down burning snags.
3. A better McLeod or scraping tool for Western forests with a curved blade to slice through litter.
4. A better fire rake or Eastern Council tool with a high back to clear a swath through leaves.
5. A stand erect, mixing, chinking and mop-up tool with shovel point hitting ground first.
6. A quick release from the universal handle, and the fire fighter can snap-lock on a secondary cutting or beating tool attachment.
Note! Pic shows the three positions it locks into. Each Shovel head is sold separately!
Use with Universal Handle.
Quick Link to Universal Handle 
