If you have a high rise or respond on mutual aid to a high rise district, do you know if they are marked for floor identification? If so, do you know how they corresspond with the interior labels? High rise buildings are marked differently, if at all. In our area the windows are typically marked […]

When discussing this tactic in some circles there is great debate. In fact, I have heard outright intolerance for VES.

Not only will it hamper rescue efforts, performing ventilation or suppression from this side of the building would be challenging at best.

Then I look at my list and see the same numerics on another inspection form with a different business name. This is what I find…..

Deploy your resources accordingly through what ever a first alarm will bring you. If you want to expand your alarms, hey, have at it.

Time is running out for keeping this in check and an interior attack. We’ve all been here and we know how this can go.

Some of you may have fought a fire or two in a building similar to this one or done an inspection at one.

Using multiple tools can make forcing entry much easier and more effective, so it is beneficial to have more than one tool.

Whatever the circumstances, ground ladders are important and vital. Drill with them and make them a tool that is expected to be used.