Forcible Entry: Mortise Lock Removal

Training Minutes Revisited: John Buckheit of the FDNY discusses how firefighters can go through a mortise lock and a tool modification that can help make forcible entry tasks simpler.
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 2008. For more recent firefighter training videos, go to fireengineeringtrainingminute....

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[@doorandlocktips]

$1500 for the door and 135 to 175 for the cylinder 25 for the ring and $150 to repair the damage to the outside face of the door. You guys are really helping out by just destroying the cylinder 5:23

[@vincetheavenger]

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[@frankbiz]

The door is opened and destroyed. 😂 Did you see the gouges in that door from the screwdriver and pliers? Wow.

[@skylonda]

it still can be made functional, replace cylinder and setscrew, bondo and paint.

[@12799MaDeuce]

"They'll only be out a cylinder instead of a whole door or lock" proceeds to destroy door