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 ...

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 ...

This is the third in a series of articles on the ability to rapidly compromise the security of mechanical locks, using electro-pick guns and the Sputnik tool developed by a burglar in Germany about ...

Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from the new book, “Safe Firefighting: Levels I and II,” by Steve Kidd, John Czajkowski and Garry Briese. It is reprinted here with permission, courtesy of ...

MOTIVATION: Efficient and effective forcible, when needed, can expedite making a rescue or controlling the fire. The time spent in making entry can directly affect the spread and intensity of the fire ...

BlocHead Gear designs and manufactures tools for first responders, fire fighters, law enforcement and military use. Its flagship product – the BlocHead Entry Tool System – debuted at the 2014 SEMA ...

This is the second of a four-part article about the security of mechanical locks and how they can be easily compromised, often in seconds, with simple to sophisticated tools that are readily available ...