Captain Daniel Troxell from DCFD Truck Company 6 sent in a idea that one of his members brought up during some company training. The company was discussing alternate ways ofContinue readingDon’t Forget the Pike
Category: Outside Functions
Basement Access
Timothy Papp from New Haven (CT) Fire Dept sent in these photos of something he found while replacing some decking at a friend’s house. The house has the bilco basementContinue readingBasement Access
Would you Like Some Frys with That?
Lt. Nate Quartier from Ormond Beach (FL) Quint 91 sent in these photos that he and the crew found while out performing company inspections. The owners of this particular businessContinue readingWould you Like Some Frys with That?
Secure Daycare
Kevin Meyers from Broward County (FL) Fire Rescue sent in these pictures of an interesting daycare facility he recently discovered during an automatic fire alarm response. Operating in this structureContinue readingSecure Daycare
Framing Square Video
Here’s another video we shot a while back that we recently came across. This video shows the framing square forcible entry technique. We originally featured this technique a few yearsContinue readingFraming Square Video
Grab the Right Tool
Lieutenant Brian Dalrymple from Richmond (VA) Fire sent in this interesting adaptation to an aluminum stile door. The question is what tool do you grab and why? Hopefully you didn’tContinue readingGrab the Right Tool
New Style Hockey Puck
Tim Anderson from Philadelphia Engine 16 sent in these pictures of an interesting find. The first floor of the structure appears to be vacant, but the apartments above are probablyContinue readingNew Style Hockey Puck
Roof Ops
[flv]http://www.vententersearch.com/videos/flv/portlandroof.flv[/flv] Gotta love this. This is an Associated Press video from Portland (OR.) Check out how quick conditions improve, when it’s coming out like that it’s no longer beating upContinue readingRoof Ops
Interesting Door
Lt. Tim Moody from Marion County (FL) Engine 11 sent in this door he and the crew found during some pre-planning. From the outside the door doesn’t look like anythingContinue readingInteresting Door
Basement Security
Robbie Marsh from Montgomery County (MD) Takoma Park Station 2 sent in another interesting basement find. From the outside this part of the basement appears to have a typical basementContinue readingBasement Security