Sgt Ryan Blizek from Mechanicsville (MD) Station 2 sent in these pictures that are a good reminder of the importance of reading windows. Reading windows is an essential skill forContinue readingReading Windows
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Vise Grip Mount
John Gilkey from Montgomery County (MD) Station 29 sent in a solution to ensure a pair of vise grips are always handy for rotary saw forcible entry. The simple solutionContinue readingVise Grip Mount
Residential Shutters
Rex Orcutt from East Pierce Fire and Rescue in Pierce County (WA) sent in these photos of something they recently ran into at a residential fire. The house was equippedContinue readingResidential Shutters
The Lost Art of the Truck Company
VentEnterSearch’s own Jimm Walsh will be presenting The Lost Art of the Truck Company on July 31, 2012 at the First Annual Mickel Begg Leadership and Safety Conference. The conferenceContinue readingThe Lost Art of the Truck Company
Window Punch
Martin Patino from Flower Mound (TX) sent in this slick idea to ensure a window punch is always readily available on a MVA. Every one of us has probably hasContinue readingWindow Punch
Force Bag
Dave Weinman from Frederick County (MD) sent in this photo and description of their “force bag.†The bag becomes a one stop shop for both destructive combat forcible entry operationsContinue readingForce Bag
Interior Security Bars
Captain Rick Cravero from Tamarac (FL) sent in these photos of security bars on the inside of windows from a local neighborhood. When the windows are shut, the bars appearContinue readingInterior Security Bars
MVA Tool Kit
Mike Terzo Jr. from Rush (NY) sent in this kit of tools he deploys at motor vehicle accidents. The kit includes the following: seatbelt cutter, window punch, duct tape, AjaxContinue readingMVA Tool Kit
Maybe it’s the Decking…
Here is a great video of a close call on the roof. Forest Park (OH) firefighters were performing a vertical vent on a residential fire, when the decking started toContinue readingMaybe it’s the Decking…
Induction Loop Trick
There are a number of different methods to gain access to a closed gate. There are a few commercial products that property owners may have installed to make sure theContinue readingInduction Loop Trick