FORCIBLE ENTRYPART B

FVCC Fire Rescue

Doors Size-up

Try before you pry FD key box

Try Before You Pry!Try Before You Pry!If you don’t, make sure you lock the door If you don’t, make sure you lock the door after you force the door!!after you force the door!!

FORCING OR OPENING

Choose Choose appropriate toolappropriate tool

Stand windward Stand windward sideside

Strike top of paneStrike top of pane

Hands above point Hands above point of impactof impact

Clean out frameClean out frame

Reach insideReach inside

Operate lockOperate lock

Open doorOpen door

Breaking door glass

FORCING OR OPENING

Inward swing door – two firefighters Place fork of Halligan-type bar just above or below

lock Angle tool slightly up or down Strike tool with flat-head axe Drive fork past interior door jamb Move fork to prevent penetrating interior door

jamb Exert pressure toward door, forcing it open

Strike!Strike!Strike!Strike!Strike!Strike!

Single Firefighter Inward Opening Door

FORCING OR OPENING

Outward swinging door: Adze End method Place adze of Halligan-type bar just above or below lock Strike adze using flat head axe, driving it between door

and jamb Pry down and outward with fork end

FORCING OR OPENING Double swing doors

Secured by mortise lock Remove molding between doors Insert adze between doors Push down and outward until bolt clears keeper

FORCING OR OPENING

Doors with drop bars (try one of the following): Insert small narrow tool between doors and lift bar

out of stirrup. Cut triangular hole below bar. Reach in and push

bar out of stirrup. Insert blade of rotary saw between jamb door or

between doors and cut bar.

FORCING OR OPENING

Tempered plate glass door Break glass with

pick of pick-head axe

Strike bottom corner

Clear remaining glass from door

Last resort for access

FORCING OR OPENING

Overhead door Residential

Break panel or window Reach in and unlock the locking mechanism Secure door to prevent closing If automatic opener:

• Hold door in closed position• Break out panel near mechanism• Reach in with tool to grab release cord and pull

FORCING OR OPENING

Commercial Manually operated Chain operated Electrically powered

To force entry: Cut or force the locks Attack the locks Cut through the gate by cutting a large inverted V-

shaped cut in gate with power saw which allows slats to be pulled toward center and removed

FORCING OR OPENING

Windows Double hung/checkrail

windows Insert blade of axe or prying

tool under center of bottom sash

Pry upward forcing screws out of lock

Open window

(1) Typical replacement-style energy-efficient window (EEW): frame assembly with two moveable sashes. This window has double-pane, polycarbonate glazing, and tilt-in sashes. (Photos 1-6 by Linda Andersen.)

(7) After removing the screen, pry up the bottom sash; the screws will strip from the sash. (Photos 7-11 by author.)

(8) No. 6 screws hold the locking mechanism in place.

(9) A sharp, downward impact will cause the ventilation latches to fail.

(10) Pulling down both sashes will give you access to the slides that will release the top of the sash from the frame and enable you to tilt them into the structure.

11) The window is almost fully opened.

FORCING OR OPENING

Hinged/casement windows Break lowest pane of glass and

clean out Force or cut screen Reach in and upward to unlock Operate crank or levers at

bottom Completely remove screen and

enter

FORCING OR OPENING

Projected/factory windows: best method is to seek another entry point.

Awning and jalousie windows: select another entry point

FORCING OR OPENINGHigh security windows

Lexan (try one of the following methods) Cut using rotary saw with carbide

tip Discharge a carbon dioxide fire

extinguisher on window, then strike with pick of axe

Barred or screened windows (try one of the following methods) Shear off bolt heads, if visible with

axe, striking axe with Halligan bar. Cut bar using rotary saw with

metal blade Cut bar using oxyacetylene torch

FORCING OR OPENING

Horizontal sliding Insert blade of axe or prying tool at the side center of

the moving sash. Pry towards sash forcing screws out of lock. Open window.

Fixed Break glass or other glazing if possible Most often better to use another entry point

FORCING OR OPENING

Floors Wood floors

Determine location for hole. Sound for floor joists Cut one side of the finished flooring, then the other

side by using angle cuts. Remove flooring or floor covering with the pick of axe. Cut sub-floor using the same technique Circular saws, saber saws and chain saws can also be

used.

FORCING OR OPENING

Concrete/reinforced concrete floors Compressed air or electric jackhammers slow, but best means

for rescue. Portable power saws with concrete cutting blade are available. Special purpose nozzles designed to penetrate masonry and

some concrete

FORCING OR OPENING

Vertical barriers Plaster or gypsum partition walls

Select location Check for electric plugs and switches Select forcible entry tools Locate studs by sounding Cut along studs (three bays wide) Remove center stud to enlarge

opening Gain access

FORCING OR OPENING

Brick or concrete walls Battering ram

Made of iron Jagged end used for breaking brick

or stone Rounded end used for walls and

doors Power tools

Air chisels, hydraulic spreaders and rotary saws

Cut diamond or triangular shaped hole large enough to pass through• Select metal cutting power saw• Locate utilities• Cut in area away from utilities• Cut along studs, then fold back.

If no stud, cut triangle, folding at bottom.

DOOR & WINDOW LOCKING DEVICES

Construction features Mortise lock

Latch mechanism Opening device (doorknob,

lever, etc) Dead-bolt feature for added

security

DOOR & WINDOW LOCKING DEVICES

Bored (cylindrical) lock Hole bored in the face of the

door for locking mechanism Hole bored in edge of door to

receive latch or bolt Key-in-knob lock is one type of

bored lock Key way in outside knob Inside knob may contain key

way or button

DOOR & WINDOW LOCKING DEVICES

Rim lock Surface mounted Used as an add on lock Outside cylinder recessed into

door Latch mechanism fastened to

inside of door Strike is mounted to door frame

DOOR & WINDOW LOCKING DEVICES

Padlock Portable or detachable Regular padlocks

Shackles of ¼ inch or less Not case-hardened

Heavy duty Toe and heel locking Both ends of shackle are

locked Both sides of shackle must

be cut