PBS American Experience has a program about Ed Pulaski and the story behind his invention of this tool that bears his name. Learn about the beginnings of the National Forest Service and the largest forest fire in Forest Service history. After the Big Burn, Ed Pulaski invented the pulaski, used by firefighters to fight wildfires and by Ice Age Trail volunteers for trail construction. Spectrum TV has the program on its On-Demand list. If you have access to programming that includes PBS, this program is highly recommended.