Answer:

ladders

AnswerCrossword Clue
LADDERSFire company equipment
LADDERSRuns in Margaret Thatcher's stockings
LADDERSChutes partner
LADDERSStocking runs, in London
LADDERSHouse painters' needs
LADDERSStocking runs.
LADDERSFire-truck equipment.
LADDERSFire-fighting equipment.
LADDERSHose mishaps.
LADDERSCompanions of hooks.
LADDERSWays of going up.
LADDERSShip's stairways.
LADDERSPainters' needs
LADDERSJacob's and step
LADDERSFirefighting gear
LADDERSPainters' equipment
LADDERSFire truck equipment
LADDERSHierarchies
LADDERSFire truck attachments
LADDERSCorporate hierarchies, figuratively
LADDERSEquipment found in warehouse stores
LADDERSLevel connectors in Donkey Kong
LADDERSThings corporations and fire trucks both have