Every week on America 250, we spotlight something from Idaho that has made its mark on the American experience. This week, Neighborhood Reporter Brady Caskey heads to the National Interagency Fire Center in South Boise to look at the history of the iconic Pulaski firefighting tool — invented more than a century ago right here in Idaho.
“The Pulaski that we use today, that we know today, was designed and made by Ed Pulaski from the Wallace Ranger District in Wallace, Idaho, after the 1910 fires,” Bob Beckley, a retired smokejumper.
He wrote the U.S. Forest Service ax manual called One Moving Part — it’s safe to say he’s an expert on firefighting tools, including the Pulaski…