Training Minutes: Cutting Padlocks with the Rotary Saw

March 7, 2020
Fire Engineering Staff
FDNY Catpain Bob Morris using rotary saw on padlocks

In this Urban Essentials video in the Training Minutes series, Capt. Bob Morris of the FDNY demonstrates how to cut padlocks on a door using a rotary saw.

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