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BFD Forcible entry 5: overhead doors

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Uploaded by on Aug 8, 2008

For using the rotary saw on all overhead doors. We don't teach the "slash cut" for rolled steel doors, because (as cool as it is) it doesn't work on all kinds of doors (or even some rolled steel doors). Some departments call this technique the "inverted L" technique. We call it the "West Coast Cut" because that's how it was taught to us by some LA City guys.

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  • Also: I love all the know-it-alls that comment on FE videos who point out that it would be faster to do this or that or the other for this door, or that cutting a residential garage door might be a waste of time. DO YOU GUYS NOT REALIZE THAT THE POINT OF THESE VIDEOS IS TO TRAIN ON TECHNIQUE AND THAT THESE STRUCTURES WERE DONATED AND WE HAVE TO TRAIN WITH WHAT WE'RE GIVEN??

  • Great training video, going to use this for an upcoming FE class I'm teaching! Great training tips too. Thanks for posting. I'm going to petition youtube that you guys be the only FFs allowed to attach music to their videos from now on. NO MORE CREED FIRE VIDS!! People think we're corny enough already.

  • Too much time wasted. If its a fire situation, by the time you make the opening on a residential garage, it will be burnt to the ground. As for the rolling security door, the single cut then pull out the door with the bar is faster.

  • thats good guys but have you tried just cutting a triangle instead it is much quicker. Stay safe

  • All the tools in all five of the opening doors video are cool. You have tons of cool tools. Those techniques are sweet.

  • Is that Joe Frank making the cuts?

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