In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructors Valerie Solano and Lauran Franklin demonstrate how fire service members work in pairs to perform forcible entry on doors.

VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION:

So, when you come into the door, you’re going to be in partners. Okay. One’s going to have the Halligan. One’s going to have the axe. You’re going to use the axe end and you’re going to find a hole. That is your first step. Okay. So, I’m going to only need a little bit. So, I’m going to say strike. STRIKE!

Okay. Now I know that I’m in there. Okay. And I’m going to try just pushing straight down. Can you do it again? Actually. Get in there. Strike! Strike! Good. And then I’m going to go like this. Use your booties. Okay. Again, with this position here, you’re pushing in to keep it in and you’re pushing down. Can you hear that crack? Come on down here. Do you see where I’m maxed out? Everybody see? I’m maxed out. There you go. Creating that gap. We’re gonna re- I’m gonna let it stay in there and I’m gonna reposition.

Is there a different position? Okay. I’m maxed out every time you max out a tool, you block. There you go. Get repositioned. You and I can hit you. All right. I actually want to be in a little further, so I’m gonna. I’m gonna tell her to strike. Strike! So, see how her elbows tucked in? Yeah. See how she has an underhand grip of it? Not an overhand grip but spares your elbow. Okay, watch. I’m not trying to hit here. I’m not trying to hit here. I’m trying to go X right here. I’m exiting this big area. If I try to hit this way, less area to hit, right. Surface area. Ready. Strike! Strike! Strike! All right. Hold what you got.

And then the last one is step into. Okay. So, you know I maxed out my tool again. Everybody see that? I’m maxed out. I’m gonna push in. Maybe. Something like that maybe killed somebody.