Forcing the Hinge SIde of an Inward Opening Door

Training Minutes: Nick Martin discusses options for performing forcible entry on an inward opening door.
These videos are for training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency's procedures and policies.
This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in late 2014.

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What’s the benefit of forcing the hing-side?

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Another tool in your toolbox. There’s not necessarily a benefit, like he said the lock side of the door could be extremely reinforced and you have to move to the hinge side. Hitting hinge shouldn’t be your go to plan a.