On nearby climbing equipment, a little boy called out for his parent; he wanted help to reach the fireman’s pole. A playground is a place where kids figure things out, which means parents have ...

along with traditional playground elements such as monkey bars, a fireman’s pole and swings. The playground will also feature an area for smaller children, with a tunnel, bouncy bridge ...

It’s a really neat playground, very interactive ... a climbing net, a fireman’s pole and a V-net bridge. There’s a six-seat swing frame with multiple seating/swinging options, as well ...

Poles like these at a Boston fire station are ... similar to the enclosed slides you see at playgrounds today. The stairs were cumbersome and the slides were slow, and in the 1870s, David Kenyon ...

However, a children’s playground is a giant game of tip no one wants to play. I know these things cost money, but surely we could take away a fireman’s pole to make it work within the budget.