Firefighter Nation

Primer on Through-the-Lock Forcible Entry Technique

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 ...
Firehouse

Council Tool Introduces New Halligan Tool for Forcible Entry

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 ...
Firefighter Nation

12 Days of Forcible Entry

Review all things forcible entry with these articles from our FireRescue Magazine and FirefighterNation contributors. Today we look at the Hydra-Ram. “One of the greatest single-unit forcible-entry ...
Officer

Forcible Entry Tool

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 ...
KHQ

Spokane Fire District 8 training with new forcible entry tool to save time and lives

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 ...
Officer

Forcible Entry for Patrol

“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 ...