Review all things forcible entry with these articles from our FireRescue Magazine and FirefighterNation contributors. Today we look at roll-down security gates with Paul DeBartolomeo. Day 8: Roll-Down ...

Forcible entry is an essential fireground function. After all, fires cannot be extinguished and searches cannot begin until entry is made by firefighters. Firefighters are expected to breach through ...

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 ...

Residential forcible entry is an art. It must be practiced and fine-tuned continually. In fact, once you master the art, you’ll realize that all of the doors that you forced previously were a matter ...

Having a wedge during a single-person forcible entry is almost like that firefighter having a phantom set of hands. The wedge aids in creating space between the door and the frame and in capturing ...

As we continue to look at some of the core functions of truck company operations we find our selves at the “E” of our mnemonic LOVERS-U. The E stands for entry, and usually forcible entry — the level ...