“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 ...

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 ...

Forcible entry has become a serious problem for the fire service all over the country. In some high crime areas we see tougher and tougher entry situations with locking systems that try to stay one ...

This evolution will benefit all ranges of experience. Students will perform conventional forcible entry on inward and outward doors with varying degrees of difficulty, from restricted space to ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Arming cargo planes in this way does introduce several new interesting tactical dynamics. Propeller-driven airplanes such as the C-130 have a much-increased ability ...

When members don’t practice forcible entry, they easily can lose a step. Further, the fireground isn’t a place to relearn skills; it’s where members should implement previously covered skills and only ...

Here’s What You Need To Know: As part of a large-force infiltration exercise, the Army-Air Force team worked to optimize C-130s’ cargo capacity and combat delivery systems, as the aircraft is large ...

Hundreds to thousands of doors and locks exist at any educational campus, and keys can easily slip into the hands of unauthorized individuals who plan to use them to commit crimes such as theft, arson ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – This week, the Huber Heights Fire Department and Butler Twp. Fire Department held joint training for ...