A firefighter s ladder to roof guide.
Fire department roof ventilation techniques.
Is it fuel controlled or ventilation controlled.
Placing smoke indicator holes in the path of the fire can monitor fire spread.
Using both types of ventilation techniques simultaneously makes for a safer more effective operation.
Vertical ventilation is a tactic used in the initial stages of fire operations and is.
However there are many other critical steps that we need to master in order to make roof ventilation an efficient process.
Ventilation techniques for flat roofs although often overlooked the position of the roof firefighter plays an important role in the outcome of the fire and serves as both the eyes.
We must observe the building to attempt to decipher what burning state that fire is in.
When we talk about roof ventilation we often focus on the cut itself.
It is the understanding of what is occurring inside of a building when we arrive.
Glendale fire department ventilation training manual 6 the roof ventilation team.
Back to basics sounding and walking on the roof using roof ladders working from an aerial cutting the hole and punching through.