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The Tele-Squrt is an aerial firefighting device built by the Snorkel Fire Equipment Company.

Following the success of the Snorkel and Squrt, in 1972 Snorkel introduced a telescoping aerial device it called the Tele-Squrt. Like the Squrt it featured a remotely operated nozzle at the tip, but it also provided a lightweight ladder along the boom. It was available in 50, 65 and 75 foot versions. In 1975 a 35 foot version without a ladder was added.

The new Tele-Squrt offered many of the same advantages of the Squrt, primarily the ability to mount it on a pumper, but the addition of the ladder gave it additional capabilities.

The Tele-Squrt would become Snorkels best selling product, and other manufacturers were soon offering their own version of the idea.

The proper brand spelling is "Squrt" and "Tele-Squrt" without the "i." LTC acquired the rights to Snorkels products in 2014 and has changed the spelling to TeleSqurt dropping the dash.

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