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Truck Company Hand Tools

Jim McCormack looks at the truck crew’s basic hand tools, and offers a sample training scenario for becoming proficient with each tool.
(Wednesday, May 29, 2013) read
Tags: axe, can, ground ladder, Halligan, hand tools, hook, pike pole, saw
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The Metal Roof Tests

Randy takes a look at Type 2 construction, specifically the metal roof, and determine how feasible it would be to vertically ventilate commercial-type structures with this type of roof. When conducting the research, he emphasized safety and efficiency, as well as the most common resources ladder companies have for vertical ventilation: chainsaws and circular saws.
(Friday, May 17, 2013) read
Tags: metal roof, ventilation
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Ventilation Ops in Mobile Home Fires

Mobile home fires are extremely dangerous for occupants and firefighters alike. In this article, Randy Frassetto explains the differences in building construction in various types of mobile homes, and provides ventilation tactics for each type.
(Monday, March 11, 2013) read
Tags: building construction, Horizontal Ventilation, manufactured home, mobile home, modular construction, modular home, Firefighter Safety
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Simple Truck Company Duties That Can Break an Incident

Jim McCormack addresses some of the finer details of truck work—everything from clearing window sashes to butting ladders—that can speak volumes about the effectiveness of you and your crew.
(Monday, February 18, 2013) read
Tags: butting ladders, door chock, footing ladders, Halligan, OSB, screen door, storm door, window sashes
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How to Perform VEIS

Randy Frassetto covers the steps of VEIS, as well as key factors in a scene size-up when a ladder truck pulls up to a house fire with victims trapped.
(Thursday, December 20, 2012) read
Tags: enter, search, VEIS, vent

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