Aluminum and glass doors on commercial occupancies are most commonly secured with a pivoting deadbolt. Pivoting deadbolts are in the mortise family of locks. The mechanism of mortise locks is in a ...

“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 ...

Take The Door Training provides forcible entry and firefighter training, prop in-service training, and the sales and maintenance of our forcible entry props. We can also assist your department in the ...

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 ...

Our most important task is getting a fireground full of people through the initial entry door quickly. That said, once the basics of forcible entry are mastered, you should push yourself to deal with ...

DELAFIELD -- With multiple calls a day, first responders need the best equipment and training possible to try and save lives. FOX6 takes a look into how many get the training needed to force entry ...

As homeowners and business owners secure their properties with sophisticated locks and security systems, area firefighters need to learn how to get inside during an emergency. Clark County Fire & ...

COLTON >> Firefighters from various departments gathered at the fire station here to destroy doors as part of a training exercise. The one-day sessions ran Thursday through Saturday, beginning with ...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — While responsible for the aviation support for the Global Response Force, Soldiers of the 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, employed all of its ...

BROCKTON – A group of recruits and active firefighters in Brockton seized a rare chance to practice forcible entry into a building on Wednesday, using a former department store on Main Street that is ...