Bryan Martin from Redmond (WA) Truck 16 sent in these pictures of an interesting service drop into a structure. These power lines run from the pole mounted transformer across theContinue readingService Drop
Year: 2009
…And This Over There
Shortly after publishing our most recent post titled Mount That Right Here, the electrician was fired due to his shoddy workmanship. Fortunately for him, he was quickly able to findContinue reading…And This Over There
Mount That Right Here…
Captain Michael Janson from Sunrise (FL) sent in this photo that was taken by Lt K. Neumann. They found this set-up during some routine area familiarization. The door was screwedContinue readingMount That Right Here…
Cutting Hinges
We recently found some videos we shot over a year and a half ago, and we decided to knock the dust off of them and finally start to post them.Continue readingCutting Hinges
Artistic Board Up Fire
EVD Brian Minutoli from Baltimore City Fire Department sent in these photos as a follow up to our recent post titled Artistic Board Up. The pictures are of a workingContinue readingArtistic Board Up Fire
Deceptive Parapet
Chris Dufresne and Mike Freeman from DCFD 13 Truck sent in these photos of an interesting building they came across in DC. From three sides this building appears to beContinue readingDeceptive Parapet
Artistic Board Up
A firefighter from Upstate New York gave us the heads up of something unique happening in Albany. The City of Albany has a new approach to boarding up vacant structures.Continue readingArtistic Board Up
Follow Us
Not sure if anyone noticed but over in the sidebar (right-hand column) there are a few new ways to stay informed of what’s going on at vententersearch. If none ofContinue readingFollow Us
Bowstring without an Arch?
Everyone in the fire service should know and understand the dangers associated with the bowstring truss style of roof construction. Unfortunately the fire service learned this during due to twoContinue readingBowstring without an Arch?
Firehouse Ingenuity
Most of the tools used in the fire service today were developed in the firehouse based on the needs of a particular area. Many of these tools have stood upContinue readingFirehouse Ingenuity