Trolling the Internet looking at different fire service websites and YouTube videos, I often come across training on through-the-lock forcible entry. Instead of using our heavy-duty tools like our ...

High-security padlocks have been in existence since the early 1900s and have been presenting firefighters with forcible entry challenges for more than 100 years. Long before power tools became readily ...

Last time , we talked about the basic procedures or rules of forcible entry that will offer the most success in accomplishing our mission. These "rules" will also keep us out of trouble. Here we will ...

When members don’t practice forcible entry, they easily can lose a step. Further, the fireground isn’t a place to relearn skills; it’s where members should implement previously covered skills and only ...