Forcible entry is one of the most common jobs for a truck company. Every day, firefighters go to jobs with the first priority being to gain access. Many fire departments fail during recruit school to ...

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 ...

BROUSSARD, La. — The Louisiana Firefighters Foundation donated a Wood's Forcible Entry training door to the Broussard Fire Department on Monday. According to the organization, the equipment will be ...

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 ...

Of all burglaries, 60.5 percent involved forcible entry, according to recent FBI statistics. As a result, many home and businesses are installing a greater number of complex mechanisms on their doors ...