Training Minutes: Overcoming Locks on a Metal Door
John Buckheit and Mike Perrone demonstrate how to defeat the locks on a metal outward-opening door once you have gotten purchase.
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Training Minutes: Inward-Opening Metal Door
John Buckheit and Mike Perrone demonstrate forcible entry techniques a lone firefighter can use to defeat the locks on tight inward-opening metal doors.
Training Minutes: Avoiding Injury When Forcing Entry
John Buckheit and Mike Perrone share some tips on avoiding injury and developing good technique for forcible entry operations.
Training Minutes: Forcing Entry on a Metal Door Using a Hook and a Halligan
John Buckheit and Mike Perrone show how a lone firefighter can use a hook and halligan to force entry on a metal door.
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Training Minutes Revisited: Forcing Doors with a Halligan
In this Training Minutes video, John Buckheit takes an in-depth look at how to use the forked end of the halligan to force a residential door.
Training Minutes: Forcible Entry on Metal Outward-Opening Door
John Buckheit and Mike Perrone show how a pair of firefighters with irons can force entry on a metal outward-opening door.
Training Minutes Revisited: Push-Bar Locks
In this Training Minutes video, John Buckheit demonstrates how to defeat a push-bar lock, common in places of public assembly, without doing damage.
Training Minutes Revisited: Taking the Glass
In this Training Minutes video, John Buckheit takes a look at various types of glass and how they behave when struck by firefighters trying to take the glass.
Training Minutes Revisited: Glass-and-Metal Storefront Doors
In this Training Minutes video, John Buckheit discusses forcing entry on glass-and-metal storefront doors using hand tools.
Training Minutes Revisited: Defeating Padlocks
In this Training Minutes video, John Buckheit demonstrates how to defeat various types of padlocks using hand tools.
Training Minutes Revisited: Roll-down Gates
In this Training Minutes video, John Buckheit of the FDNY discusses size-up tips and two methods for cutting through metal roll-down gates in a commercial occupancy.