JV Tool - Job Town Tools Edition

Respectful entry on double commercial doors. No halligan. No damage. No callback for repairs.

The JV Tool from Job Town Tools is a purpose-built through-the-door tool for one of the most common access problems on the fireground and on EMS assist calls: double commercial doors with a thumb-turn key on the egress side. Office buildings, schools, retail stores, medical offices, government buildings, houses of worship, restaurants, and warehouses all use this hardware. The JV Tool defeats it in seconds.

The concept Job Town Tools pioneered is "respectful entry" - making access on non-fire calls without destroying the door behind you. When grandma falls behind a locked door, when EMS needs in for a medical, when an alarm activates and you need to verify, the building's owner shouldn't have to call a contractor after you leave.

What it does

The JV Tool reaches through the gap between double doors and engages the thumb-turn lock on the inside (egress) side. With a quick rotation, the door is unlocked. You walk in. The door still works. The owner still has a functioning lock when the call clears.

This is faster than the irons, quieter than power tools, and far less destructive than any conventional forcible entry method. On non-fire calls — assist EMS, welfare checks, automatic alarm activations, lockouts — that matters.

Who carries it

• Truck and engine company members working commercial response areas
• EMS supervisors and paramedics running assist-with-entry calls
• Police and SROs entering schools, offices, and public buildings on non-emergency response
• Fire inspectors and fire marshals needing access during inspections and investigations
• Building safety teams and facilities managers at large commercial campuses

Why respectful entry matters

The mantra of FDNY is "work smarter, not harder." Job Town Tools built its reputation on through-the-lock and respectful entry tools because the fastest way to clear a non-fire call is the way that lets you go available again without leaving a destroyed door behind. For the public, it means no contractor bill, no plywood until repairs come, no broken hardware on a building they may not own.

For your department, it means back in service faster for the call that actually matters.

Built right

• Engineered specifically for double commercial doors with egress-side thumb-turns
• Compact carry profile, designed to live on your person, not in a tool bag
• Job Town Tools edition — designed and tested by working FDNY firefighters

Pairs naturally with

• Pocket Panic Hook for double doors with panic hardware
• FirePik for through-the-lock work on commercial cylinders
• Firefighter Swipe Tool for inward and outward opening single doors
• Onyx FiberPRO Wedge for door control after entry