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 ...

One particularly tough circumstance that can stall an attack from the outset is a violent condition directly behind the door you are trying to gain access through. I refer not to just a “good fire” in ...

Palm Beach Gardens, FL -- February 26, 2010 – Two new forcible door entry devices were recently introduced to the fire and law enforcement world by DoorStorm Enterprises, a Palm Beach Gardens, FL ...

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 ...

Reading firefighters Rik Kuhn and Andrew Getka pried and smashed their way through a steel door on a recent afternoon at a city factory. There wasn’t a raging fire at The Rose Corp., 401 N. Eighth St.

CLIFTON, Texas (FOX 44) – It’s a good thing Santa goes through the chimney, because we don’t think he’d be able to get through this door! The Clifton Volunteer Fire Department purchased a forcible ...

BROUSSARD, La. (KLFY) — The Broussard Fire Department was gifted a new door to open up enhanced training opportunities for area firefighters. The door is one among 15 Wood’s Forcible Entry training ...

DoorStorm was developed due to the great need of our fire departments and law enforcement agencies for a mechanical door entry device that is light-weight, hand-held, maintenance-free and ...

A forcible door entry simulator for the Dickson Fire Department was approved recently for purchase by the city council. The training simulator, which is made by Firehouse Innovations and cost $7,650, ...

HOPEWELL — “Everybody secures doors and makes them so that people can’t easily get into the house,” Fire Chief Don Hunter said. “In event of emergency, whether it’s a fire or a medical call, it makes ...

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 ...