IFSTA 7TH EDITION – CHAPTER 9 :
FORCIBLE ENTRY EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
What does forcible entry create? (P.395) - ANSWERS-
Ventilation Openings
If firefighters break glass to make entry, what equipment
must they have? (P.396) - ANSWERS-SCBA on and a charged
hoseline in place to attack the fire.
How many firefighters are required for the forcible entry of
inward swinging doors? (P.397) - ANSWERS-One or Two
skilled firefighters.
If you can see the hinges, the IFSTA states the door is an:
(P.397) - ANSWERS-Outward Swinging (Away from the
threshold)
, How is forcible entry done on a door where the hinges are
visible? (P.397) - ANSWERS-Break off with a Haligan, or pop
the pins out of the hinges.
What techniques can be used to cut through doors with
drop bars? (P.398) - ANSWERS-- Utilize a rambar or halligan
tool to spread the space between the doors, then insert a
handsaw or blade to lift up the bar.
- Insert a rotary saw blade through the space between the
double doors and cut the security bar.
What should be remembered when selecting a cutting tool?
(P.373) - ANSWERS-No single cutting saw will work on all
materials
What is the most common type of cutting tool used by
firefighters? (P.373) - ANSWERS-Axes.
What are the two basic types of Axes? (P.373) - ANSWERS-
Flat Head and Pick Head.
What are common materials that axes are constructed
from? (P.374) - ANSWERS-Hardened Steel (Head), Fiberglass
and Wood (Handles)
FORCIBLE ENTRY EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
What does forcible entry create? (P.395) - ANSWERS-
Ventilation Openings
If firefighters break glass to make entry, what equipment
must they have? (P.396) - ANSWERS-SCBA on and a charged
hoseline in place to attack the fire.
How many firefighters are required for the forcible entry of
inward swinging doors? (P.397) - ANSWERS-One or Two
skilled firefighters.
If you can see the hinges, the IFSTA states the door is an:
(P.397) - ANSWERS-Outward Swinging (Away from the
threshold)
, How is forcible entry done on a door where the hinges are
visible? (P.397) - ANSWERS-Break off with a Haligan, or pop
the pins out of the hinges.
What techniques can be used to cut through doors with
drop bars? (P.398) - ANSWERS-- Utilize a rambar or halligan
tool to spread the space between the doors, then insert a
handsaw or blade to lift up the bar.
- Insert a rotary saw blade through the space between the
double doors and cut the security bar.
What should be remembered when selecting a cutting tool?
(P.373) - ANSWERS-No single cutting saw will work on all
materials
What is the most common type of cutting tool used by
firefighters? (P.373) - ANSWERS-Axes.
What are the two basic types of Axes? (P.373) - ANSWERS-
Flat Head and Pick Head.
What are common materials that axes are constructed
from? (P.374) - ANSWERS-Hardened Steel (Head), Fiberglass
and Wood (Handles)
