Street Smart Forcible Entry Hands On Training (2025)

While many disciplines are important in the fire service, many cannot be performed without gaining entry into the fire building. Performing forcible entry can be an efficient skill that appears to be a non-event. Or it can be an embarrassing moment that is filled with stress and anxiety as the engine is waiting to advance to the fire. In this 8-hour course you will learn the street-smart techniques to make you successful in areas such as; conventional forcible entry, unconventional forcible entry to include hasp & staples, slide bolts, chain and padlocks, etc, through the lock entry, burglar bar removal, rotary saw entry, concrete wall breaching, rollup door entry and more. From door size-up to door removal you will learn many “tricks” that will make your entry a more simple and efficient task. After this course you will be supplied with an arsenal of skills awaiting your next forcible entry!

Students should bring bunker gear, work gloves, and eye protection.

Host or Publisher Estes Valley Fire