Truck Company Book 2 July 2018

Question 1

The ___ is usually installed above an existing lock as an auxiliary security device.

pg 10

Answer 1

rim lock

Question 2

A rim cylinder appears identical to a mortise cylinder
when viewed from the outside of a door. A rim lock
is usually mounted higher on the door than a mortise
lock. The best way to recognize the difference
between the two locks is to ___.

pg 11

Answer 2

look at the lock cylinder after it is pulled.

Question 3

The absence of key marks and/or painted over lock face can identify a ___

pg 11

Answer 3

non operational lock

Question 4

The ___ method is a means of gaining
entry by attacking the locking device and opening the door
with little or no damage to the doorframe.

pg 12

Answer 4

modified punch lock

Question 5

The most efficient procedure for ___ on a door with a tubular deadbolt is:

• Remove the cylinder by pulling it out with either the (Officer’s or A-tool or modified Halligan).
• Insert Key Tool.
• Rotate to open.

pg 14

Answer 5

thru-the-lock

Question 6

Mortise Locks are among the oldest locks in use today. Earlier mortise locks, found on older balloon-frame residences have a peeping tom keyhole for a skeleton key. This is known as a ___ lock; very few of these are in use today because they can be easily picked..

pg 14

Answer 6

warded

Question 7

The first thing to do before pulling a mortise lock cylinder is to ___ as it relates to a clock face. The position of the key plug will become 6 o’clock, Figure 9. This will become important after the lock cylinder is removed.

pg 15

Answer 7

note the position of the key plug

Question 8

Examples of ___ for doors include the following:

• Prying open with a Halligan bar or irons (also known as the married pair).
• Breaking open with a sledge hammer or other striking tool.
• Prying open with a hydraulic tool.
• Breaking glass and operating the lock from inside.
• Removing hinge pins and removing the door

pg 20

Answer 8

conventional forcible entry

Question 9

The 5 Steps for Entry through Doors are:

pg 21

Answer 9

1. Shock,
2. Gap
3. Set
4. Force
5. Control

Question 10

When a hydraulic tool has failed to open a door, it is usually due to ___ or ___.

pg 28

Answer 10

low fluid or malfunctioning relief valve

Question 11

(when it comes to FORCIBLE ENTRY THROUGH PADLOCKS) The ___ is used the same as the Halligan bar but is more effective due to its progressive taper.

pg 29

Answer 11

duck-billed lock breaker

Question 12

While recognized as a viable forcible entry option, breaking glass should be considered a ___ of forcible entry.

pg 33

Answer 12

last resort method

Question 13

In situations where the entire door is made of glass or a large window is needed for entry, strike the glass in ___ and stand on the side shielding your face from falling glass.

pg 33

Answer 13

the lower corner

Question 14

When the glass is removed from an aluminum stile door that is composed of glass in a strip shopping center, the presence of a push bar will still exist. This bar will be the height of a crawling firefighter and can cause an entanglement hazard and must be removed. Do not attempt to remove it by striking down onto the bar to separate the bar from the frame. The screws to install the bar are installed from front to back and the down striking pressure of your tool will cause the screws to lock deeper in the frame. Strike the bar in ___ the screws used for install are placed which is most likely front to back.

pg 34

Answer 14

the same direction

Question 15

Casement windows are primarily found in ___ constructed, single-family dwellings and garden apartment building

pg 36

Answer 15

1940s- 1960s

Question 16

The only way to ensure egress is to completely remove these windows (Casement) with a ___.

pg 37

Answer 16

power saw

Under heavy smoke conditions, crews should also consider using a battery operatedreciprocating saw to remove the center portion

Question 17

Due to the increasing blight and urban renewal in many areas there has been an increase in the need to secure vacant properties. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) created a method for securing vacant properties to prevent squatters and vandals from entering. This boarding up of windows and doors is commonly referred to as ___.

pg 39

Answer 17

HUD coverings

Question 18

There are two styles of HUD windows that we often encounter: ___ or the HUD window and commercially available ___,

pg 39

Answer 18

homemade or the Vacant Property Security (VPS) systems

Question 19

When faced with a forcible entry situation where double doors are present, take a circular saw with the metal cutting blade and cut ___.

pg 43

Answer 19

the bolt between the doors

You can gap these types of doors by using a Hydra Ram or Halligan bar and placing it between the two doors and creating a gap to reveal the lock shackle to be cut.

Question 20

The ___, is a specific brand of security system that is found on rare occasions. This lock is exclusively manufactured for inward opening doors and typically found in residential occupancies.

pg 45

Answer 20

Fox Police Lock

Question 21

The term ___ has been used in the fire service to describe a unique lock that secures a door to a frame at all four sides, to include the top, bottom, and both the hinge and lock sides, It is found in commercial and residential applications. It is used where extremely high security is desired.

pg 46

Answer 21

multi-lock

Forcing entry into a can be taxing and will require the use of a hydraulic forcible entry tool, usually the Hydra Ram. The suggested order of placement and forcing for this type of door is:

1. Force the lock located at the door knob side first.
2. Force the top pin located at the top center of the door second.
3. Force the bottom center pin next. Placing the hydraulic tool at the lower left hand corner to provide the teeth of the tool a substantial purchase point may provide enough force to defeat this pin.
4. If the door has not failed, the fourth point of force will be the hinge-side fourth pin.

Question 22

The___ is an alternative way of gaining entry into an outward opening metal door set in a metal frame. This method of entry requires a rotary saw and a Halligan bar

pg 49

Answer 22

barn door cut

Question 23

A sliding bolt is a metal rod that is mounted to a door and slides into a keeper, or hole, in the jamb. It may be fabricated or manufactured and can be found in both residential and commercial applications. If it is found locked in residential applications suspect an ___.

pg 49

Answer 23

occupant is still inside

Question 24

The 4 actual mechanisms used to raise the (Roll up) door:

pg 51

Answer 24

1. Manually,
2. By chain and gear,
3. By crank and gear, or
4. By electric Power and gear.

Question 25

The ___ is effective on roll-down doors only, The three cut method is accomplished by making three vertical cuts in the door.

PG 53

Answer 25

Three-cut method

Question 26

The ___ is a series of four cuts designed to gain the maximum opening yet control the flow path of the fire,

pg 53

Answer 26

The L cut

Question 27

Screen and/or storm doors must be removed completely anytime the ___ task is necessary.

pg 56

Answer 27

forcible entry