The Outside Vent: Coordinated Ventilation

Two videos and related OV training

(Fill The Line, YouTube)

Fill The Line – Vintage FDNY video from Queens. Donny Wunderlich, the OV from Tower Ladder 155, does a great job waiting patiently for Engine 302 to get water before taking the windows (thanks Jim Lee for the ID). Textbook example of coordinating ventilation with the engine.

FireRescue Magazine & Fire Engineering:
Common-Sense Fireground Ventilation
Considerations for Safe, Effective & Coordinated Vertical Ventilation
Know the Role of the First-Due Truck Company


Drill: Outside Vent Suitcase
Outside Vent Firefighter: A Critical Role

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