We have received a number of email requests to post the following information, too many to give any one person credit for it.
The link is to the FDNY Forcible Entry Reference Guide. It’s a 177 page pdf document and it’s an unbelievable resource. It has valuable information that has been passed on for generations in FDNY. It discusses the history of Forcible entry, tools, doors, locks, and techniques. Click here to download to the document.
The link is courtesy of our brothers at the FDNY Fire Factory (Engine 58 and Ladder 26.) Be sure to check out their website www.firefactory.com.
If that link doesn’t work try this: click here.
I have had a copy for some time now and it has to be the most comprehensive forcible entry guide I have seen. The detail of the document is outstanding. Regardless if you are new to the job or a veteran, take the time and read it thoroughly, you won’t be disapointed. Stay safe.
PS-Make sure you have plenty of ink in your printer.
I downloaded this a few weeks ago and put it in a binder. The photos and skills a great and it has become a part of our training program already.
Thank you…
ME TOO! ME TOO! THIS IS THE BIBLE OF FORCIBLE ENTRY. I GOT A COPY A FEW WEEKS AGO MYSELF.
Same as above – I got a hold of this several weeks ago. It’s a great resource of information. Tons of pictures, diagrams and tips/tricks. Some parts are slow reading, but tons of good info.
Thank you doesn’t seem like enough!!
I tried to download it and it wouldn’t download. I got an error stating “Bad Encrypt Dictionary”. Any ideas or can someone email it to me? Thanks.
Bing Bing. You might be able to try and save the document. Try to right click on the link and then click Save As. Once you save it try to go into the folder you saved it in and open it that way. Maybe it will work.
Thanks for the help, but no go. I saved it to the desktop and opened it. It said: “There was an error opening this document. Bad encrypt dictionary.” Any other ideas?
Great Guide!!!!! Great for rookie class information as well! Not sure I’d quite declare it a bible of forcible entry but really good stuff!
BingBing, maybe you could go to the actual website listed and try opening it from their. If that doesn’t work then maybe just search for the specific document and open it from another website (maybe this particular document isn’t compatible with your computer). Not sure what else to tell you.
Hopefully Capt Morris wont freak. I wonder if the Mattress Factory knows how much bandwidth that guide is going to suck up!
I also got it a few weeks ago, and recently took the forcible entry class at FDIC. Thanks so much guys for putting this together, it’s about the only thing I have to do forcible entry training.
Very cool indeed. I’ve had it for a few weeks now. A couple of brothers and myself were at Capt. Morris’s Forcible Entry class the last time he came through CT.
Well, it appears as if the problem lies in my computer. I downloaded the document on another computer and it works fine. Thank you for the help, it is greatly appreciated. Great guide!
i wish there was somewhere to buy this.
great doc. Found this a few months ago on firefighternation. its a firehouse classic now around my station. print it out and put it out for everyone to look at.
Thanks for sharing this. Lots of good info. Are other FDNY reference guides on other topics available? Such as ventilation, ladders, or any other truck company work. If so how can I get a copy?
You can get copies of the FDNY Truck Company Operations guides on the internet. You have to just search for them. Maybe Jon can give an exact site…
Exact site(s) would be helpful. I have looked today and I have searched before and have been unable to find anything. THANKS for your help!
I’m not sure if these are the guides that are being talked about, but check the ‘Operations’ folder here, http://www.nycfire.net/fdny.
awesome guys!thanks for putting that up. now Jeff needs to get Capt. Morris down for a class! 🙂
http://sageauthoring.com/fdny/fdny1.htm
theres the link for some additional truck info, ground ladders, ops at MFD, brownstones etc..
I have never looked for the ‘books’ anywhere but at work. They get updated on a weekly basis and to be reading old materials puts you way behind the 8 ball. I know some places have some things on them, but nothing that is updated like we need them to be.
Gentlemen, thank you for the continuing dedication to our profession and your obvious enthusiasm for training. Your willingness to share resources speaks volumes as to your character and commitment to firefighter safety. Stay Safe!
The Sage Authoring site has good links for the books. It is kind of old now though, but if yu are not studying for the FDNY Lt.’s test it’s a good start. If you don’t want to print the forcible entry guide on your computer, put it on a flash drive and bring it to Staples.
Jeremy just saved many printers from burning up with his advice on the flash drive.
Good show brother!!!!
Found it several weeks ago too. I’m working for a French Fire Department which has just bought Halligan Tool for all Pumpers, Ladders and Extrication Vehicle and I’m in charge to prepare a reference manual for use it. The FDNY’ reference guide is, for me, like a gold mine !!! Thanks for your site which is really instructive too.
Take care, stay safe.
This is bad ass…just in time for rookie training week! the problem is lack of doors to train on.(forcing doors is not an everyday task for us)
Is there anything out there from the FDNY or anywhere else on using search bags for searches. Especially wide area searching?
Thanks to everyone for helping with the location of other guides. I was hoping there would be a guide from FDNY, like this one for each fire and/or special ops discipline.
Downloaded successfully, however document is gibberish when I attempt to view.
Skooch, Go to your local lumber supply company which deals with contractors. I have found that they may have some special orders that had never been picked up or the order was changed. My local stop hooked me up with more than I needed. both metal and wood, (commerical or residential). We took the frame of the metal doors and tap-conned them right to a solid CBS wall then added the door. The guys forced the doors. With a little bit of ‘jimmying” you can reduce the frame flex to give your people some good Irons Training.
Ryan, check out Long Beach FD’s training site for an excellent video on large area search. On the right side of the page it’s about half way down. http://www.lbfdtraining.com/
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