Might be local dialect, but near me it's called a "halligan" after chief
Halligan.

And, this web site calls them Hooligans. http://www.fire-end.com/Tools.htm

I wonder if anyone (except me) remembers Chief Halligan's three rules for
fire fighting? One "attaboy" for anyone who remembers all three.

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"John McGaw" wrote in message
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Possibly a 'hook pike'? I've never seen any that were more than about 5 or
6 feet long though. There is a shorter tool sometimes called a 'hooligan
bar' which is used to force entry through and pry apart almost anything but
that is even shorter and I don't see any way one could be extended.