[0:00] - Hello, my name's Leon Chambers. [0:01] I'm with the Bloomington Fire Department. [0:03] Today we're gonna talk about forcible entry [0:05] and why it's important. [0:06] (upbeat music) [0:17] There's many reasons why we need to force a door. [0:19] If a patient's on the ground [0:21] and they can't make it to the door [0:23] and they're having a medical emergency, it's important [0:25] that we have quick and speedy process [0:27] where we can get inside [0:28] and give that person medical attention [0:30] as quick as possible. [0:31] First thing that I like to do [0:32] as a firefighter is I wanna size up the door [0:35] because I want to know if the door [0:37] is an inward swinging door or outward swinging door. [0:39] We know if it's the hinge side, [0:41] it's an outward swinging door. [0:42] If it's a non hinge side, it's an inward swinging door. [0:44] We're gonna try to find the softest way [0:47] to get inside the home first. [0:49] First, we're gonna check windows. [0:50] We wanna protect life, [0:52] but we also wanna protect the property. [0:54] If there is no other option to get inside the door, [0:56] brings us back to step one is we're gonna size up this door. [0:59] (object banging) [1:00] The first thing he's gonna do [1:01] is he's gonna gap the door. [1:02] He's gonna take his adsan [1:04] and he's gonna put it in between the wedge of the door. [1:08] So the second thing he's gonna do is he's gonna set, [1:09] but he's still gonna get a little bit bigger [1:11] of a purchase point [1:12] so that he can take his wedge in his pocket. [1:14] That way we capture our progress. [1:15] He's captured his progress, [1:17] just like that, we made entry. [1:20] Stand right here for a few seconds. [1:21] Give our forecast meter an opportunity to catch up [1:24] to the new environment that it's in [1:27] so they can tell us whether or not [1:28] there's carbon monoxide involved. [1:29] Most of the times, people in a fire, [1:32] they tend to pass out or faint in front of the door [1:36] or within six to eight feet of the door. [1:39] I'm gonna sweep to the side, both of my sides. [1:43] If it's a fire, my partner's gonna have [1:44] the nozzle charged and ready to go. [1:45] And once he makes entry, I'm gonna feed him hose [1:48] until I'm comfortable with the amount of hose [1:51] that we have inside the home. [1:52] And I'm gonna bump up to the firefighter [1:53] to assist in putting out the fire. [1:55] To wrap things up, I'm firefighter Chambers, [1:57] and this is why forcible injury is important. [2:00] We gotta make sure that we get inside the home [2:02] as quick as possible. [2:03] We gotta make sure that we train, [2:04] so that comes second nature to us. [2:06] And just gotta make sure we stay on top of our skills.