Brute Force Entry: Tools & Methods For Entering Buildings Without Keys

The legendary guide to breaking & entering, publicly available for the first time. This detailed manual covers every aspect of forced entry, in step-by-step detail. From beginner to advanced methods of forcing through doors, padlocks, gates, and all the tools of the forced-entry trade - it's all here.

Originally published as the NYFD Forcible Entry Guide in 2006, this manual gathers all proven tactics for entering buildings when there are no keys, and no time to waste.

1. Part One: Tools Of Forced Entry
2. Part Two: Types Of Locks
3. Part Three: Types Of Doors
4. Part Four: Defeating Additional Security Devices
5. Part Five: Conventional Forced Entry Methods
6. Part Six: Using Hydraulic Forcible Entry Tools
7. Part Seven: Defeating Hinges
8. Part Eight: Through-The-Lock Entry Methods
9. Part Nine: How To Defeat Padlocks
10. Part Ten: Breaking Through Roll Down Security Gates
11. Part Eleven: Defeating Miscellaneous Security Obstacles

This is the most comprehensive manual ever compiled on the secret techniques of entering buildings when standard access is not an option.

Author: New York Fire Department
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mastery Files
Published: 05/15/2025
Pages: 162
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781957452210