It seems pretty simple, but one of the first steps in performing successful ventilation is having the appropriate tools to complete it. With the constant changes in building construction, ladder crews ...

Recently, there have been some high-profile incidents and fires where roof operations have been less than ideal during operations. It wouldn’t take one a very long time to research some of the more ...

A descriptive video presentation from the Bend, OR Fire Department Training Division on roof ventilation. (Bend Fire Department Training Division) Bend Fire Department Training Division – Vertical ...

Steve Reno tells why personnel who are assigned ventilation at a fire at a large residential structure should be prepared to make vertical ventilation cuts, smoke indicator holes and diagnostic cuts ...

LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Leland fire crews recently conducted vertical ventilation training. The important training involved cutting a hole in the roof of a burning building to release heat and smoke.