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Ventilation

Ventilation is a cornerstone tactic for firefighters – the first letter in the essential acronym VEIS (vent, enter, isolate, search). Whether horizontal or vertical, ventilation tactics are essential to the overall fireground operation. In recent years, more research has identified the importance of coordinating ventilation and fire attack operations to preserve firefighter safety. The FireRescue1 Ventilation resource page details such research, and provides additional expert analysis about ventilation tactics. There’s also news related to ventilation operations, including several Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters who sustained burns in an explosion.

One firefighter was injured, nine residents displaced by the fire in Chinatown
Summarizing keystone research across the four ventilation methods used on the fireground
First things first: You do not get to cut holes anymore!
Understanding hydraulic ventilation, air entrainment, flow path science and their impact on ventilation efforts
PPV is not a mindless action but rather a coordinated art
How to get down to fireground business even if you can’t get up to the roof
Know the construction methods, decking types and design approach that could impact your rooftop operations
Early ventilation is a key element in reducing cancer risk for firefighters
FireRescue1’s new special coverage series cuts into various ventilation tactics
This simple method for a quick cut on a pitched roof allows for fewer cuts and safer operations
While not the preferred method of ventilation in the modern era, horizontal ventilation remains a valid option in some circumstances
Back to basics – sounding and walking on the roof, using roof ladders, working from an aerial, cutting the hole and punching through
The victim stayed inside the burning Bronx apartment as neighbors begged him to leave
Fire destroyed a building used for religious classes in Sacramento County
Access free assistance during the process for AFG grants concerning exhaust removal equipment.
We must be well versed in the proper use of chainsaws and our go-to hand tools
Firefighters worked for several hours fighting a fire in a 16,700-square-foot home in Bloomfield Hills
Vernon firefighters trained on search, hoselines and ventilation at a restaurant before demolition
A Portland Fire Department spokesperson said one person was transported to a hospital with serious injuries
Sacramento firefighters faced a second roof over a challenging “center hallway” complex in the two-story building
Heavy equipment was needed to breach the concrete structure for ventilation
ICs must base their decisions on experience, lessons learned and the intel coming in from crewmembers
Firefighters took advantage of the soon-to-be demolished Alleghany College dorm to train on fireground operations
Three firefighters were injured battling a fire that extended into multiple three-deckers in Mattapan
30 backup batteries for MRI machines had begun “off-gassing,” creating a hazmat incident in the Tampa facility
The initial call was for two vehicles on fire inside a Hollywood carport
This recent legacy fire prompts review of stateside historic blazes