I’ve been teaching forcible entry for many years to both recruits and frontline firefighters. It’s one of the hardest fire service skills to teach especially to larger groups because there never seem ...

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.

TNT Rescue Systems, Inc. has added the Forcible Entry Tool to its product line. The TNT Forcible Entry Tool reduces the number of pinch points through its superior design. This TNT tool allows for ...

LAKE WACCAMAW, N.C. – August 2010 – Council Tool introduces the new Halligan forcible entry tool to its firefighting tool line. The one-piece tool features a fork (claw) end with an adze (blade) and ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Picture a scenario firefighters see on a regular basis: your home is on fire, you're trapped with nowhere to go and the only way firefighters can get to you is through your ...

“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 ...