A Chicago fire captian, Michael Wielgat recognized the need for effective equipment to combat high-rise fires and invented the HERO pipe, a device which can be carried into the building by firefighters and installed on the window below the flames. It has been tested and has proven to be a major force in combating high-rise flames, though thus far only firefighters in Chicago and New York carry the device.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS DEVICE? SHOULD IT BE A MANDATORY PART OF FIRETRUCKS IN BIG CITIES?