I am from Brazil, we have the halligan and we do not know how to use it, with these techniques, I intend to pass the knowledge on and use this great tool correctly. Thank you, good boss job ...
I'll never forget a house fire we went on. I pulled a hose line to the front door where the BC was standing. He told me to go get an axe so we could gain access to the house. I reach over and turned the door knob and the door opened. I'll never forget the look on his face, Price Less!
I remember the first time I did a forcible entry on a training exercise when I was a volunteer. The most fun thing to do is forcible entry from outside of a lifted trailer home with no steps. We were taught to get a good pivoting swing and make contact somewhere close to the door handle and crawl in. I was the first one in and I broke part of the frame off from hitting it so hard. My excuse was "I didnt know if the door was blocked on the other side so I compensated for it!" 😂😂😂 good times
The prop shown in the demonstrations is called the "Multi-Force" and was designed and created by Mike Perrone. It's one of the most Versatile, Portable and Durable forcible entry props on the market - A great testament of this is the nearly 2000 props that Mike has sold to Fire Departments and Training Colleges across the United States and beyond! Get more Information at: www.firehouseinnovations.com/who_we_are.html
The worst thing to do is have a super high-level reinforced security door and bullet proof windows. If you have a fire or some sort of inability to unlock the doors from the inside, whoever inside is fucked unless they come in with breaching material but if someone say passed out or needed immediate medical attention right behind the door like getting into a heart attack making it to the door and falling. Say they breach the door the flying projectile door material will cause more injury such as a fatality. There is no need to go high-level reinforced security door I assume unless you some how teach people who are going to come in there is a secret quick low-level entry area weak point designed around the rooms/building. Like if you forget your password and you will get locked out and everything wiped but then there is another secret area you know about and it takes some quick secret sequencing to get to so it can unlock.
Anthony Abelardo it's all about comparing risks. Just like medicine... all medicine has a risk. You compare it's risk with its benefits. I lived somewhere where my chance of home intrusions in a 1 year period was 300% without visible deterrence. Even with video surveillance the day after I put a lock on my garage the door was kicked in. I had to excellently reinforce the door and frame and use eye bolts the door and extra wood then the frame and extra wood top and bottom with pad locks to make it safe for storage. All the entry point doors where reinforced with Steel L channel. The idea is to make it kick proof and bump key proof. The average thug doesn't have any high quality tools... they will try to kick your door down about 3 times and run. If you increase the entry time from 1 kick to 30-60 seconds you increase the likelihood they leave or you get your gun. These techniques would have defeated all my doors except the garage immediately. As for the windows we used the lower quality bolt in bars with extremely long torque bit screws. They all had a hinge and an emergency release. Again would take minutes for a typical intruder to gain entry and seconds for the fire fighters. You have to weigh the benefits and train for a fire. For a lot of these places that use these high security designs it is truly necessary. We really where at higher risk of home invasion than of fire. The home itself proved that. It had been broken into dozens of times before we lived there and the garage had been broken into the day after the broken lock and door jam were repaired. These places exist... now down the street where people had 6 ft brick fences, security, neighborhood watch and police patrol... well those people could probably go without iron window covers.
When you're using the flathead to strike, good technique is to hold the axe in place and use your hips to swing the axe and give the force (if you can). Takes way less energy, will put a lot more force than your arms and a lot of the time will ensure you end up right back in the same spot when you're using the axe to hit, especially to drive.
Thanks for sharing this video, Dale. Mike Perrone has made an incredible door and he shares some of the absolute best tips and tricks of forcible entry. Train on and DO WORK!!
I've been on the other side of a forced entry. I was asleep. Entry was unexpected. The first bang was the frame breaking, the second was the door opening. The third was me hitting the floor. Hours later, the last of the 27 men wearing all black leaving apologized for the 3 hours of tearing apart an apartment. "Sorry about that, guys," as he walked out. It appears my roommate sold his car but the address on the registration was never changed. They were there looking for drugs. My attitude about forcible entry remains the same. If it is firefighters forcing entry to save lives, ok.
The worst thing to do is have a super high-level reinforced security door and bullet proof windows. If you have a fire or some sort of inability to unlock the doors from the inside, whoever inside is fucked unless they come in with breaching material but if someone say passed out or needed immediate medical attention right behind the door like getting into a heart attack making it to the door and falling. Say they breach the door the flying projectile door material will cause more injury such as a fatality. There is no need to go high-level reinforced security door I assume unless you some how teach people who are going to come in there is a secret quick low-level entry area weak point designed around the rooms/building. Like if you forget your password and you will get locked out and everything wiped but then there is another secret area you know about and it takes some quick secret sequencing to get to so it can unlock.
They were ready to do that to my mom's house when Obama signed the order to take vet's guns away. I'm glad I didn't have to experience that or my PTSD would be a thousand times worse than it already is.
Seems like the correct reaction. Reaching for a weapon would've got you killed probably... Just remember that most of the time they don't get the wrong address.
All of this is fantastic, except the shackle simulation. Locks are made with hardened steel shackles and pins, though, I'm sure you guys know full well. In the locks I've had to bust, I normally smash the body until the pin shifts away from the shackle, which is noticeable when the shackle shifts in the body, and then pry it off.
A lot of awesome stuff here but I was wondering the prop that my Fire department uses has a metal bolt that you have to gap left and right not just the piece if wood. Does this prop not have the metal bolt? It seems more realistic to a every day residential door.
I'm dedicated to be a firefighter, but I can't seem to pass the written aptitude test. I'm not dumb or anything, I just get nervous when sitting written exams and the nerves stop me from thinking straight. I absolutely dominated the beep test and the physical agility test because i'm obsessed and passionate with my fitness. I'm going to apply again and i'll never give up. I've just got to practice more on my written exam. I believe the process in Australia which is where i'm from, is different to Americas process but still much the same. If anyone knows any good sites or anything to help me with my cognitive test, that would be highly appreciated. I'm extremely keen to improve my knowledge to help myself with becoming a firefighter.
You're not alone with your anxiety taking the written exam - I've seen and heard of it many times - The more exams you take the better you'll get. In the USA you can find sample exams on /Internet and practice - You may also want to look into meditation to calm yourself - May sound corny, but this is something even professional athletes practice to help calm their nerves and get them out of slumps. Know that FF exams are not designed to select rocket scientists or brain surgeons - If you have average intelligence, common sense and no major psychiatric issues you have the ability to pass one - Don't give up and stay positive and you will succeed!
I would love an update....I hope you are still chasing your dream. This is the best job in the world. If you ever wanna chat about the fire service or anything please hit me up on facebook.
It's not a requirement, but the point (hook, horn, pick, spike, pike - Whatever you choose to call it) can cause the tool (Adz end) to rock out of position - Due to the nature and curvature of the point itself. Leveraging in the opposite direction allows for an unobstructed gapping move.
How are firefighters not constantly smashing each other's arms & legs with the ax back accidentally when working a door as a team? I'm pretty accurate but would still bloody up the halligan bar guy's hands for sure. Much respect.
I'm not sure why you don't keep your forcible entry techniques videos private for the firefighters or security professionals. You are teaching all the thieves how to break in record time thank you for your free training, very responsible on your part.
D F If you’re a thief, you’re gonna find a way in. This video or any other forcible entry video isn’t gonna make a difference. If you really wanna go after videos that aid Thieves, go complain on lock picking videos.
That tool and some of the methods used look pretty unsafe for the users. Straining yourself and pushing at full capacity towards that spike look like an accident waiting to happen when you slip or the door pops open unexpectedly. Likewise having someone swinging the back of an axe onto the end of the bar right next to your elbow
Pouty MacPotatohead Not really, they are generally very safety conscious, at least they are here in the UK. Construction, tree surgery and many many others are far more hazardous
Are you serious Clark? Why don't you explain a safer version of forcible entry? Maybe you could use a pillow, or maybe even a leather purse? Good grief...
I am from Brazil, we have the halligan and we do not know how to use it, with these techniques, I intend to pass the knowledge on and use this great tool correctly. Thank you, good boss job ...
The Halligan and axe are the bread and butter hand tools for firefighters. So many ways to use them, not just forcing entry. Good training!
I'll never forget a house fire we went on. I pulled a hose line to the front door where the BC was standing. He told me to go get an axe so we could gain access to the house. I reach over and turned the door knob and the door opened. I'll never forget the look on his face, Price Less!
Try before u pry..😍😍😍
Just decided the tool I want for the Zombie apocalypse, screw the shotgun, I want a Halligan bar.
these fucks are pretty heavy about twice if not three times the weight of your shotgun
@@kalebnolen1616 what happens when you run out of bullets?
@@fiscolorado656 I'm implying they wouldn't be a proper alternative, rather a mission specific supplement
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I remember the first time I did a forcible entry on a training exercise when I was a volunteer. The most fun thing to do is forcible entry from outside of a lifted trailer home with no steps. We were taught to get a good pivoting swing and make contact somewhere close to the door handle and crawl in. I was the first one in and I broke part of the frame off from hitting it so hard. My excuse was "I didnt know if the door was blocked on the other side so I compensated for it!" 😂😂😂 good times
The prop shown in the demonstrations is called the "Multi-Force" and was designed and created by Mike Perrone. It's one of the most Versatile, Portable and Durable forcible entry props on the market - A great testament of this is the nearly 2000 props that Mike has sold to Fire Departments and Training Colleges across the United States and beyond! Get more Information at: www.firehouseinnovations.com/who_we_are.html
+DALE G. PEKEL it appears mike has some construction background in him, that's how my foreman use to show me to pry
Great prop! Love training on it. Great videos brother. God bless and keep safe!
The worst thing to do is have a super high-level reinforced security door and bullet proof windows. If you have a fire or some sort of inability to unlock the doors from the inside, whoever inside is fucked unless they come in with breaching material but if someone say passed out or needed immediate medical attention right behind the door like getting into a heart attack making it to the door and falling. Say they breach the door the flying projectile door material will cause more injury such as a fatality. There is no need to go high-level reinforced security door I assume unless you some how teach people who are going to come in there is a secret quick low-level entry area weak point designed around the rooms/building. Like if you forget your password and you will get locked out and everything wiped but then there is another secret area you know about and it takes some quick secret sequencing to get to so it can unlock.
Anthony Abelardo it's all about comparing risks. Just like medicine... all medicine has a risk. You compare it's risk with its benefits.
I lived somewhere where my chance of home intrusions in a 1 year period was 300% without visible deterrence. Even with video surveillance the day after I put a lock on my garage the door was kicked in. I had to excellently reinforce the door and frame and use eye bolts the door and extra wood then the frame and extra wood top and bottom with pad locks to make it safe for storage. All the entry point doors where reinforced with Steel L channel. The idea is to make it kick proof and bump key proof. The average thug doesn't have any high quality tools... they will try to kick your door down about 3 times and run. If you increase the entry time from 1 kick to 30-60 seconds you increase the likelihood they leave or you get your gun.
These techniques would have defeated all my doors except the garage immediately. As for the windows we used the lower quality bolt in bars with extremely long torque bit screws. They all had a hinge and an emergency release. Again would take minutes for a typical intruder to gain entry and seconds for the fire fighters.
You have to weigh the benefits and train for a fire.
For a lot of these places that use these high security designs it is truly necessary.
We really where at higher risk of home invasion than of fire. The home itself proved that. It had been broken into dozens of times before we lived there and the garage had been broken into the day after the broken lock and door jam were repaired.
These places exist... now down the street where people had 6 ft brick fences, security, neighborhood watch and police patrol... well those people could probably go without iron window covers.
Never thought of using the wedge that way! Awesome, another tool in my tool box
Much respect to the NYFD guys. They always have great techniques to teach
Thanks for the video! My Forcible Entry drill is tonight and this helped me out.
When you're using the flathead to strike, good technique is to hold the axe in place and use your hips to swing the axe and give the force (if you can). Takes way less energy, will put a lot more force than your arms and a lot of the time will ensure you end up right back in the same spot when you're using the axe to hit, especially to drive.
Old comment but I want you to know you saved me a lot of soreness in my current fire academy...
The man the myth the legend.
Sweet. Excellent technique. I'll definitely be practicing the single entry more often
The lever, really is, a mighty simple machine.
Thanks for sharing this video, Dale. Mike Perrone has made an incredible door and he shares some of the absolute best tips and tricks of forcible entry. Train on and DO WORK!!
In Jackson TN, (Jackson Fire Department) we have one of their doors at the Training Division and train on it regularly. Great prop.
Fantastic demonstration
You’ve got to be a beast to do that everyday for 30 years.
@Balkan Kneecap thief I agree but every job has a different level of demands.
I've been on the other side of a forced entry. I was asleep. Entry was unexpected. The first bang was the frame breaking, the second was the door opening. The third was me hitting the floor. Hours later, the last of the 27 men wearing all black leaving apologized for the 3 hours of tearing apart an apartment. "Sorry about that, guys," as he walked out. It appears my roommate sold his car but the address on the registration was never changed. They were there looking for drugs. My attitude about forcible entry remains the same. If it is firefighters forcing entry to save lives, ok.
The Niteshifter this is one of the better comments ive ever read
ben garcia true story
The worst thing to do is have a super high-level reinforced security door and bullet proof windows. If you have a fire or some sort of inability to unlock the doors from the inside, whoever inside is fucked unless they come in with breaching material but if someone say passed out or needed immediate medical attention right behind the door like getting into a heart attack making it to the door and falling. Say they breach the door the flying projectile door material will cause more injury such as a fatality. There is no need to go high-level reinforced security door I assume unless you some how teach people who are going to come in there is a secret quick low-level entry area weak point designed around the rooms/building. Like if you forget your password and you will get locked out and everything wiped but then there is another secret area you know about and it takes some quick secret sequencing to get to so it can unlock.
They were ready to do that to my mom's house when Obama signed the order to take vet's guns away. I'm glad I didn't have to experience that or my PTSD would be a thousand times worse than it already is.
Seems like the correct reaction. Reaching for a weapon would've got you killed probably... Just remember that most of the time they don't get the wrong address.
What a beast! Great vid!
I will definitely be using some these techniques, thank you
Love watching these videos!
Nice vid. From Boston, stay safe brother.
Good stuff. This guy is a forcible entry wizard.
Great training video
This video is amazing. Thanks my fellow brothers.
Great Training Video! We are re-visiting this training with this very door during our Spring/summer training course in the week{s} to come.
I'm a Japanese firefighter.
I am currently studying English to study firefighter training in the United States.
Show this to anybody who says you don’t have to be smart to be a truckie...sincerely an engine crew member 🙏🏻
I bet that guy is fucking strong
Thank you so much for sharing brother .. passing knowledge and tradition 👍🏻👍🏻
Nice work!
Fine training film.
Like that training equipment wished we had that too.
great technique ... very usefull
Brilliant !
5:30 Close ur eyes and listen 😉
😂😂😂
Nice JOB Mike
man the lock mackerel that is innovative
Awesome video! Thanks!
What's the length of the halligan being used in this video
30 inch - The most common length used
Awesome video. As a firefighter in training i learned alot from this video!
where can i get an axe like this?? i want tone with the grooves on the head like the one in this video
nice video. thanks from Russia firefighter)))
Legend!!
I see this was the R-rated door-pry class. :D
nice brother!
All of this is fantastic, except the shackle simulation. Locks are made with hardened steel shackles and pins, though, I'm sure you guys know full well. In the locks I've had to bust, I normally smash the body until the pin shifts away from the shackle, which is noticeable when the shackle shifts in the body, and then pry it off.
Caleb Johnson just for training purposes, buying them could get expensive
Wow. Very interesting to watch. I now see why firefighters have to work out! They use lots of upper body strength.😁
Nice!
I LOVE Danny's shirt.Mike, if you need one , I can hook you up !!!!!!!
A lot of awesome stuff here but I was wondering the prop that my Fire department uses has a metal bolt that you have to gap left and right not just the piece if wood. Does this prop not have the metal bolt? It seems more realistic to a every day residential door.
How about some eye protection?
I'm dedicated to be a firefighter, but I can't seem to pass the written aptitude test. I'm not dumb or anything, I just get nervous when sitting written exams and the nerves stop me from thinking straight. I absolutely dominated the beep test and the physical agility test because i'm obsessed and passionate with my fitness. I'm going to apply again and i'll never give up. I've just got to practice more on my written exam. I believe the process in Australia which is where i'm from, is different to Americas process but still much the same. If anyone knows any good sites or anything to help me with my cognitive test, that would be highly appreciated. I'm extremely keen to improve my knowledge to help myself with becoming a firefighter.
You're not alone with your anxiety taking the written exam - I've seen and heard of it many times - The more exams you take the better you'll get. In the USA you can find sample exams on /Internet and practice - You may also want to look into meditation to calm yourself - May sound corny, but this is something even professional athletes practice to help calm their nerves and get them out of slumps. Know that FF exams are not designed to select rocket scientists or brain surgeons - If you have average intelligence, common sense and no major psychiatric issues you have the ability to pass one - Don't give up and stay positive and you will succeed!
I would love an update....I hope you are still chasing your dream. This is the best job in the world. If you ever wanna chat about the fire service or anything please hit me up on facebook.
Why do you go opposite the point?
It's not a requirement, but the point (hook, horn, pick, spike, pike - Whatever you choose to call it) can cause the tool (Adz end) to rock out of position - Due to the nature and curvature of the point itself. Leveraging in the opposite direction allows for an unobstructed gapping move.
Friend got hit in the face with a halligan bar during an extraction. He successfully extracted a tooth from it.
Control your door after it opens
Just about to comment that
Here is what I didn't see. No eye or ear protection. No reason to ever be hurt or suffer injury during training. Great prop and practictioner.
How come some FD take so long to force a steel frame door? Wood door metal frame?
Would it not be easy to walk around the door?
Just wow... That is a serious door / locking mechanisms.
Most "real world" doors would be flimsy POS's.
How are firefighters not constantly smashing each other's arms & legs with the ax back accidentally when working a door as a team? I'm pretty accurate but would still bloody up the halligan bar guy's hands for sure. Much respect.
The new york ascent
Thought the same thing lol
Refreshing watching this instead of the 113 lb hick wannabe firefighters trying to do a 5 min forced entry in the UA-cam shorts
I'm not sure why you don't keep your forcible entry techniques videos private for the firefighters or security professionals. You are teaching all the thieves how to break in record time thank you for your free training, very responsible on your part.
D F If you’re a thief, you’re gonna find a way in. This video or any other forcible entry video isn’t gonna make a difference. If you really wanna go after videos that aid Thieves, go complain on lock picking videos.
Shut the fuck up.
That's not what they want. The set of irons is an expensive and conspicuous tool. Just the Halligan is $300-$400
Arrest
That tool and some of the methods used look pretty unsafe for the users. Straining yourself and pushing at full capacity towards that spike look like an accident waiting to happen when you slip or the door pops open unexpectedly.
Likewise having someone swinging the back of an axe onto the end of the bar right next to your elbow
Pouty MacPotatohead
Not really, they are generally very safety conscious, at least they are here in the UK.
Construction, tree surgery and many many others are far more hazardous
Are you serious Clark? Why don't you explain a safer version of forcible entry? Maybe you could use a pillow, or maybe even a leather purse? Good grief...
fighting fire is unsafe
SALTY
Great but let a kid play with the Halligan and instruct.
You need to wet your wood it makes it much harder
Pearson is a SAVAGE !!!!