Tormentor Pole 2 : Poles attached to the main section of a long extension ladder used to help raise and control the ladder and to support it when it is in position. See: Pole, Staypole; See also: Crotch Pole
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}