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 ...

Dale G. Pekel – In this video Mike Perrone demonstrates various methods for spiking and attacking wooden door jambs using his Multi-Force Forcible Entry Simulator. One of the big advantages to the ...

“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 ...

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 ...