“If you cannot get in you can save anyone. What are your patrol capabilities of forcible entry?” These are the first two things I say and ask when I teach or lecture on this topic. The response in ...

Students in the Fire Science program participated in a hands-on field training focused on forcible entry techniques, an ...

In previous articles, we talked about the duties of both the first- and second-due truck company. In this article, we’ll shift gears and focus on a particular truck company duty: forcible entry. As ...

Review all things forcible entry with these articles from our FireRescue Magazine and FirefighterNation contributors. Today we look at squaring the Halligan bar with Paul DeBartolomeo. “In last ...

Hundreds to thousands of doors and locks exist at any educational campus, and keys can easily slip into the hands of unauthorized individuals who plan to use them to commit crimes such as theft, arson ...

OBJECTIVE: Given an acquired junk vehicle and tools and equipment carried by the department, the rescuer will develop alternative techniques for forcing entry on a closed and latched vehicle hood.

An investigation by WRDW has spurred a new forcible entry policy for Augusta firefighters, allowing them to use more discretion prior to law enforcement's arrival at medical calls. The policy change ...