The Other Forcible Entry: Through-the-Lock Training
Brandon Maurer takes a look at factors firefighters must consider when they deal with a specific forcible entry challenge.
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Making Entry with Through-The-Lock Pliers
Quintin Pavel discusses how firefighters can modify pliers so they are more effective for through-the-lock forcible entry.
Forcible Entry for Board-Ups: How to Keep It from Falling Apart
Clay Magee discusses boarded-up windows and offers some methods and approaches firefighters can use to access them.
Forcible Entry for the Lone Firefighter: Setting the Bar on Outward Doors
Sam Hittle compares two approaches to single-firefighter bar setting on outward doors.
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Lone-Firefighter Forcible Entry Using Halligan and Hook
Sam Hittle demonstrates a single-firefighter forcible entry technique using a halligan and multipurpose hook.
Stop Defeating the Prop: Force That Door!
If used properly, forcible entry props can engrain muscle memory of the six basic steps of conventional forcible entry.
Training Tip: Forcible Entry in Tight Quarters
When operating in tight spaces, having two bars allows firefighters to trade tools with one another. Forcible entry training from Sam Hittle.
Training Tip: Bar-to-Bar Forcible Entry
Sam Hittle demonstrates a bar-to-bar forcible entry technique, which allows firefighters both to hold progress as the other member positions for the next step.
Training Tip: Hinge Reinforcement
Using hinges to reinforce doors in acquired structures will enable more realistic forcible entry training for your firefighters.
Firefighter Training Video: Residential Garage Doors
The video from Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue showcases various methods of forcing entry into residential sectional garage doors.
Forcible Entry from the Tower Ladder
Mike Ciampo offers alternative forcible entry tactics for when firefighters are operating inside the tower ladder bucket.
Training Minutes: Vacant Property Security Systems
Detroit (MI) Firefighter Steve Florian discusses defeating vacant property security systems.
