Teacher Homemade Door Lock Fire Hose

Many doors that do not have hardware that allows teachers to lock it from inside the classroom can be locked by turning a thumb turn or by pushing a button on the door.

Teacher homemade door lock fire hose.

The door closer enables the door to remain open so wheelchairs could come in or also be pulled shut automatically because of the fire code. The door to the classroom was not locked but instead a short length of fire hose was slipped over the hydraulic arm that prevents the door from slamming. Utilizing the fact that most doors have door closers the training instructed teachers to tie belts or cords around the door closer to secure it. An iowa teacher invents a school door lock which is designed to be installed in seconds to keep dangerous intruders out of classrooms.

Now in her classroom of 21 students parker keeps the 6 inch piece of fire hose hanging by a magnet near the top of her classroom door. We cut them into 12 inch sections and it would fit all of the closers for the doors harrisonville fire chief eric myler said. A fire hose is a strong simple life saving tool. In a matter of seconds the safety sleeve can be in place.

Old hose can keep classroom doors from opening. Although this makes it easy. Diy repurposing decommissioned fire hose duration. Used fire hose pieces were delivered to graves county high school before classes started to be used as door locks.

When teachers are alerted to a lock down especially if there is an. Stung by a giant hornet. Now in her classroom of 21 students parker keeps the 6 inch piece of fire hose hanging by a magnet near the top of her classroom door. The fire department will keep giving them out to schools in our area.

Kwqc s tiffany liou reports. The lengths of hoses were provided to.