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 ...

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 ...

On the fireground, appropriately applied forcible entry is just as important as proper ventilation. Done correctly, it will hasten search-and-rescue operations and make for safer access to the fire. A ...

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 ...

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 ...