There are many considerations with forcing entry into doors. This includes the construction of the door, its frame, locking mechanisms, the direction of door travel, and the desire to leave the door intact as a means of protecting firefighter egress from advancing fire conditions. However, what do you do once you have forced a door? How do you effectively keep a door open while operations continue? What methods can be used for different kinds of doors? Let’s look at a few examples.
Door Wedge. The door wedge has many uses besides looking cool on a firefighter’s helmet. It is a quick, simple way to hold a door open and probably our most common method of holding doors open in a residential fire setting.
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