Prioritizing the Search with Limited Staffing
How can firefighters prioritize the search when dealing with limited staffing and resources? Daniel Folks shares his department's approach.
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The Engine Company-Based Search
If you don't have a truck company or the truck is designated to other tasks, you must perform an engine-based search.
Primary Search with a Boat Anchor?
For the purposes of primary search, the attack hoseline might as well be a boat anchor, slowing down firefighters' operations, says Russell Sykes.
Training Video: Residential Basic Search
Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Captain Juan Miguel explains residential search as the crew of Engine 11 demonstrate basic search techniques.
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FDIC Int’l 2021: MSA Brings LUNAR Technology to the Floor to Enhance Search and Rescue
LUNAR uses Cloud technology to deliver breakthrough fire-scene management capabilities for incident commanders.
The Long and Short of It: Maximizing Primary Search on the Suburban Fireground
Many fire departments don’t have the luxury of dedicated truck companies. Nick Peppard discusses search and fire attack.
Quick Task Accomplishment: Engine Company Primary Search
Alexander Degnan looks at the best ways to prepare for, anticipate, and perform when conducting the all-important primary search as part of the engine.
Primary Search: Accomplish the Mission
Primary search, conducted in the initial stages of firefighting operations, is one of the most critical and potentially most dangerous of fireground tasks.
Back-to-Basics Truck Company Ops: Search Hazards
Mark van der Feyst reviews some of the common hazards firefighters may encounter while performing searches.
Search and Rescue by the Numbers
Nick Ledin advises of the launch of the Fireground Rescue Survey and its aim to obtain data on the specifics of rescues made at structural fires and the details surrounding them.
The “Prime” in a Primary Search
David DeStefano offers insight into this scenario involving the response to a 12-story apartment building.