Transcript PPT

Henderson Fire Department
Objectives
• Demonstrate the ability to use the irons on
residential doors
• Demonstrate the ability to use the irons on
commercial doors
• Demonstrate the ability to use the irons in
low visibility situations
Forcible Entry
The efficiency of firefighters forcing entry
into a building is dependent on two major
factors:
– Choosing the appropriate tools
– Applying the proper technique to the structural
component
Conventional Forcible Entry
Performed with “Irons”
• Two Man Team
– “Irons man” (the one
holding the halligan)
– “The Axe Man” or
“Striker”
Forcing The Door
Simplified – 3 Steps
1. Gap
2. Set
3. Force
Don’t forget to try the door
first……”Try before you Pry”
Forcing Inward Swinging Doors
1. Gap the Door
Forcing Inward Swinging Doors
2. Set the Tool
Irons Man
• Eyes on the FORK end of the Halligan
Tool where it is being driven into the Gap.
• Keep moving the Halligan Tool away
from the door as it is being Struck.
The tool is SET when the ARCH of the
FORK is even with the inside edge of
the door.
Arch
Striking the Halligan
Communication
• The member holding the Halligan Tool (forcible
entry firefighter) controls the operation.
• The member with the axe strikes the Halligan
Tool PERPENDICULAR TO THE ADZ.
• The member with the axe may have to stand,
crouch or kneel to obtain the best position.
• The member with the axe strikes the Halligan
only when told.
• The commands “HIT”, “DRIVE” and “STOP”
must be understood.
Communication
• “Hit” – swing and hit the Halligan ONE time
• “Drive” – Hit repeatedly until a “STOP”
command is given
• “Stop” – Means STOP
• “Shoulder Hit” - axe can be slid down the
shaft to strike the shoulder
• “Control the Door” - Halligan is SET and the
door is ready to be forced.
The “Striker” or “Axe Man”
Maintain Control
• Short chopping blows.
• Perpendicular to the adz.
• In line with the shaft
Forcing Inward Swinging Doors
3. Force the Door
Push in sharply to create maximum force.
• If strong resistance is met, a second
firefighter may be used to assist.
• As the door opens, the second firefighter
must MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE DOOR.
Force the Door
Forcing Outward Swinging Doors
• Forcing outward opening Doors. (doors
that open toward you) The procedure is
identical, except the Halligan tool is
reversed so the arch of the fork will be
facing the door not the door jam. Again it
is Critical to control the door in these
operations.
Forcing Outward Swinging Doors
Using the Adz End - 1 of 2
Gapping the Door
(Top View)
Gapping the Door
(Front View)
Forcing Outward Swinging Doors
Using the Adz End – 2 of 2
Set the Tool
(Top View)
Force the Door
(Top View)
Using the Adz End
Forcing Outward Swinging Doors
Using the Fork End
Gap
Set
Force
Pay Attention
• Stay alert to Fire and Smoke Conditions
• Control the Door
• Advise Command of your Progress
ALTERNATE METHODS TO GAP
AN INWARD OPENING DOOR
1
2
Pike or Adz into the Frame
ALTERNATE METHODS TO GAP
AN INWARD OPENING DOOR
Bevel to the
Frame
ALTERNATE METHODS TO GAP
AN INWARD OPENING DOOR
Batter the Door
ALTERNATE METHODS TO GAP
AN INWARD OPENING DOOR
Batter the
Door Frame
ALTERNATE METHODS TO GAP
AN INWARD OPENING DOOR
Remove the
Door Stop
Inward Swinging Steel Door
1. Size up door, check for heat, and try the
handle
2. Shock Load the Door (Batter the Door)
3. Gap the door with the adze
4. Set the tool with the bevel of the fork
towards the door – Stop when the fork is
all the way around the frame
5. Force the Door
6. Hook the door with the adze and draw it
closed – “Control the Door”
Outward Swinging Steel Door
1. Size up door, check for heat, and try the
handle
2. Shock Load the Door (Batter the Door)
3. Gap the door with the adze
4. Set the tool with the bevel of the fork
towards the jamb
5. Force the Door
6. “Control” – control the door
Forcing a door in zero/limited
visibility or Narrow Hallways
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Double Hit Method
Shoulder Hit
Shoulder Hit
The shoulder of the fork end of the
Halligan must be
squared off to do this.
Summary
• “Try before you Pry”
• Gap – Set – Force
• With the combination of the axe and
Halligan, the forcible entry team can
generally force any door or occupancy. It
is a simple matter of technique and
leverage.
QUESTIONS?
See additional info in
HFD TASK Standard 15
and Forcible Entry Prop
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