Chapter 17 Forcible Entry Flashcards

1
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Bolt Throw

A

The distance the bolt of a lock travels into the jamb or strike plate. Usually 1/2” to 1 1/2”

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Cutting Tools

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The group of tools used to cut through or around materials.

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3
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Flush/Slab Doors

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Doors that are flat or have a smooth surface and may either be hollow-core or solid-core construction.

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4
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Forcible Entry

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The fire scene task of faining entry to a building or secured area by disabling, breaking, or going around locking and security devices.

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5
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Glazing

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The glass or other clear material portion of the window that allows light to enter.

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6
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Halligan Tool

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From the prying group, a 30-inch forged steel tool with three primary parts: the adz end, the pike end, and the fork end.

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7
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Hollow-Core Door

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Any door that is not solid, usually with some type of filler material between face panels.

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Hook

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Tool with a 32” to 12’ handle with a pike and hook on one end. Used for pulling ceilings or separating other materials. AKA Pike Pole

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9
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Irons

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The combination of a Halligan tool and flat-head ax or maul.

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10
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Jamb

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The mounting frame on a door.

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11
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Laminated Glass

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Glass composed of two or more sheets of glass with a plastic sheet between them. The purpose of the plastic sheet is to hold the glass together if broken, thus reducing the hazard of flying glass.

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12
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Ledge Door

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Door built with solid material, usually individual boards, common in barns and warehouses.

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13
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Locking Devices

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Mechanical device or mechanism used to secure a door or window.

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14
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Mounting Hardware

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Hinges, tracks or other means of attaching a door to the frame or jamb.

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Panel Doors

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Doors with solid stile and rails with panels made of wood or glass or other materials.

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16
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Prying Tools

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The group of tools used to separate objects by means of a mechanical advantage.

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17
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Pulling Tools

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The group of tools used to pull away materials.

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18
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Rabbeted

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A door stop that is cut (rabbeted) into the door frame. On metal door frames the stop is an integral part of the frame.

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Solid-Core Doors

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Doors made of solid material such as wood, or having a core of solid material between face panels.

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20
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Strike Plate

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The metal piece attached to a door jamb into which the lock bolt slides. Also called a strike or striker.

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21
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Striking Materials

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The group of tools designed to deliver impact forces to break locks or drive another tool.

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22
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Tempered Glass

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Plate glass that has been heat treated to increase its strength.

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23
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Through-the-Lock Method

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A method of forcible entry in which the lock cylinder is removed by unscrewing or pulling and the internal lock mechanism is operated to open a door. Also, the family of tools used to perform this operation.

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24
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Wire Glass

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Glass with a wire mesh embedded between two or more layers to give increased fire resistance.

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25
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According to the FBI how many homes are broken into every year?

A

2.5 million

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26
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According to the FBI how many homes are broken into each day?

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8600

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27
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According to the FBI how often is a home broken into?

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Every 13 seconds.

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28
Q

Forcible Entry is a combination of ______and______ used to gain entry to a structure.

A

Knowledge and skill

29
Q

Three types of way to acquire experience in forcible entry?

A

Drills and Practice
Actual Emergencies
Case Studies

30
Q

The flathead ax is available in which sizes?

A

6 and 8 lbs. (8 lbs is best for striking “forcible entry ax”

31
Q

Common size of sledge/maul is?

A

8-12-16lb with 10lbs carried with irons.

32
Q

WeightxSpeed=

A

Force

33
Q

Battering Ram is used by at least how many firefighers?

A

2 or more

34
Q

What are two tools that were replaced by the Halligan

A

Claw and Kelly Tools

35
Q

Common 36” bolt cutter will cut up to how thick of steel?

A

3/4”

36
Q

What are carbide tipped blade on circular saws used to cut?

A

Used for cutting wood and composition materials such as roofs and flooring. Also light gauge metals and polycarbonate plastic. Normally has 12 to 24 teeth.

37
Q

Metal cutting blades are made out of what?

A

Aluminum Oxide

38
Q

Masonry cutting blades are made of what?

A

silicon carbide or a steel with a diamond matrix blade.

39
Q

Cutting torches use what type of fuel commonly mixed with oxygen?

A

Acetylene creating a flame up to 5000 degrees.

40
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How often should you check rotary and chain saw blades?

A

Daily

41
Q

Never carry a running saw…

A

up a ladder or through a crowd of firefighters.

42
Q

Power saws require two firefighters: the saw operator and the ________

A

Guide firefighter

43
Q

Axes should be carried how?

A

blade away from the body and the pick head covered or in a scabbard.

44
Q

Generally where would you find metal doors?

A

Commercial construction and exterior residential doors.

45
Q

What are the two types of glass doors?

A

Metal or tubular frame most have tempered glass.

46
Q

The best method to force a tempered glass door?

A

Through the lock method.

47
Q

If you are going to have to break a tempered glass door how should you do it?

A

Strike with a sharp (halligan or pick head ax) tool in the lower corner.

48
Q

Roll down steel doors can be divided into two types…

A

Sectional rolling and continuous steel doors.

49
Q

Three ways of opening a closing a roll-down door are?

A

Manually, chain operated, electrically powered.

50
Q

Three ways of accomplishing forcible entry on a roll up door is to…

A

Cut or force the locks.
Attack the hardware.
Cut through the gate in a V-pattern.

51
Q

The most common lock in residential and interior commercial doors are?

A

Key in the Knob Locks

52
Q

Three types of Mortise locks are?

A

Dead Bolt, Dead Bolt and Latch, and Pivoting dead bolt.

53
Q

Tubular lock are commonly referred to as?

A

Dead bolt and protrude 1.5” to 2” in each side of the door.

54
Q

Regular padlocks have a shackle of less than…

A

1 1/4”

55
Q

Three standard methods of forcible entry?

A

Conventional, Through-the-lock, power tools.

56
Q

Name the lock-pulling tools a department may carry.

A

K-tool, A-tool, officer’s tool, and REX tool

57
Q

The final step using through-the-lock forcible entry is to manipulate the lock with what?

A

The proper key tool.

58
Q

To unlock a mortise lock you will insert the key tool at which position?

A

6 o’clock and move it to 5 or 7 position.

59
Q

If a mortise lock cannot be manipulated with a key tool after pulling the lock what must you do?

A

Insert a halligan tool into the back of the lock and punch out.

60
Q

What are the four construction features of a window?

A

Glazing, Sash, Frame, and Security Devices

61
Q

The four types of glass listed in the book are:

A

Plate Glass, Tempered Glass, Laminated (Safety Glass), Wire Glass

62
Q

The most common size of Regular/Plate Glass is?

A

1/4” to 3 3/4”

63
Q

How many times stronger is Lexan windows compared to glass?

A

250 times available up to 4” thick

64
Q

Why must you be cautious about energy efficient windows

A

They are normally 2 or 3 panes and can hold in products of combustion longer than other windows.

65
Q

What are non-operable windows mostly used for aesthetics?

A

Fixed Windows

66
Q

What are three ways to get around bars and gates on windows?

A

Force the locking device.
Attack the fastenings.
Cutting the gates and bars.

67
Q

If breaching a masonry wall which geometric shape will help maintain structural stability?

A

Triangular or Diamond shape.

68
Q

When cutting a floor how far will a 12” diameter blade will cut how deep?

A

4”