T THE JIMMY PRY TOOL FROM BROCO IN USE ON A RESIDENTIAL DOOR. HAVING THIS TOOL ON EACH OPERATOR’S KIT ALLOWS THEM TO DEFEAT LOCKED INTERIOR DOORS WITHOUT WAITING FOR A BREACHER WITH FULL-SIZE TOOLS.
W THE BROCO JIMMY TACTICAL PRY BAR FITS EASILY INTO MOLLE WEBBING WITHOUT TAKING UP VALUABLE SPACE. IT IS USEFUL ENOUGH TO BE IN EVERY PATROL CAR. USE IT BY ITSELF OR TO START A GAP FOR THE HALLIGAN TOOL.
have been positive. T e tool has also been in- corporated on select training to defeat internal doors in the shoot house, again with productive feedback from the students. One of the more common comments is the tool can be used in- dependently without needing a hammer to ‘set’ the tool. T e rationale to obtain a Jimmy is many- sided. Foremost is accessibility. It is small and light enough that users are more likely to have the tool on their person with both hands free to run a weapon until needed. T is puts the implement where it is needed. T e tool easily fi ts into an operator’s kit between pouches. For patrol use, the size works with bug-out bags or even in cargo pockets. It is eff ective for its intended purpose. T ere are larger, more eff ec- tive breaching apparatuses. T e size and cost of these devices mean they are often relegated to the trunks of a street supervisor’s vehicles. T e Jimmy is priced aff ordably for individual purchase or to equip a patrol division or team.
MINI-BREACHING SAW
Just like the Jimmy tool was meant to supple- ment a full-size pry tool, the Broco Mini Breaching Saw is not necessarily intended to be used as a primary method of entry. Instead, it fi lls a gap when a gasoline engine rescue saw is unavailable or impractical. It begins as a De- Walt 36-volt cordless cut-off tool. Broco refi ts a new forward grip handle and a larger diameter
blade, purposely designed for breaching. T e purpose-made, high-performance 7-inch blade is built with diamond brazed edges to defeat metal, wood and concrete block. In 2008, Broco began off ering diamond-en- crusted rescue saw blades from 12-16 inches. A few years later, the breaching cell from the 75th Ranger Regiment approached the manufactur- ers about producing blades for cordless saws they were already using to defeat locks, chains and fencing. Around that same time, Special Forces teams were using saws modifi ed from a 4.5-inch blade to a 7-inch for greater cutting depth. T at was the impetus to start making commercially modifi ed, packaged setups. In training exercises, we have seen the Broco Mini Breaching Saw effi ciently cut through padlocks, hasps and chains. It was relatively quiet compared to other methods. Chain link fences and window bars should pose no prob- lems. According to other sources, the tool is supposed to be able to cut polycarbonate [hur- ricane] glass.
EFFECTIVE AT
BREACHERS SYMPOSIUM At the 2014 International Breachers Sympo- sium, industry representative Tom Joos had a half-inch rebar set up in a grid as a breaching façade. Attendees were able to cut multiple sections using this saw. With explosive port charges on concrete walls, the reinforcing rods
X THE BROCO MINI BREACHING SAW WITH ITS CARRYING CASE. THE DEWALT-BASED SAW COMES WITH MULTIPLE BLADES, TWO BATTERIES, AND A CHARGER. IT USES 7-INCH BLADES FOR A GREATER CUTTING DEPTH.
typically remain in place, although in a tangled form. A saw is required to fi nish opening the port. T e mini saw off ers a smaller, lighter [al- beit less powerful] option. T e battery life is plenty adequate. Like any rechargeable tool, it requires batteries to be charged and rotated. T is can be a concern for emergency call-outs to ensure the saw is ready to use. T e saw needs to be employed in the correct application. It is not intended as a pri- mary door breaching tool. Even with a 7-inch blade, it is maxed out making angle cuts on doors. Gasoline-powered rescue saws provide the ultimate for this method entry. T e Mini Rescue Saw provides an alternative for a variety of applications.
UNIVERSAL BREACHING TOOL T e Universal Breaching Tool fi lls in another forced entry option. Smaller and lighter than most rams, it incorporates pry, sledge and rake functions. T is 25-inch long, 16-pound tool is another step closer to the elusive “one tool does it all” goal. Input for this tool came from LAPD SWAT. T e initial intent was a device for fi rst responders such as an active shooter. Broco has also received feedback from tactical units employing the apparatus in limited space application. T e tool was made available for attendees to try during last year’s symposium on permanently mounted training doors on TEES’s breach house.
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