Perspectives on Leadership: Search
Steve Shaw speaks with guest Grant Schwalbe about search, search culture, training on search, and how to plan for search.
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Drawn by Fire: July 2024
Check out an illustration by Paul Combs from the July 2024 issue of Fire Engineering magazine.
Preplanning VES Operations: It’s All About the Details
Dennis Reilly provides suggestions on decisions fire departments can make before firefighters arrive on scene where they need to perform vent-enter-search.
Fire Rescue Training: Do a Better Job of Teaching Search
The fire service can and must do a better job of teaching firefighters how to search, writes Grant Schwalbe.
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Civilian Rescue: Removing the Occupant
Locating the victim is only half the battle. Sean Duffy covers what firefighters need to know when it comes to removing occupants during rescue.
VES: Not Always as Easy as Vent-Enter-Search
Recently, members of Charlotte (NC) Fire Department Tower 18 encountered heavy duty window screens while they attempted to VES.
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.
Aggressive or Misunderstood? Searching Without a TIC
How many hours of training have you and your firefighters had on thermal imaging cameras (TICs)? Thomas Anderson takes a look at TIC use.
Vent-Enter-Search: A Brief History
Eric Dreiman reviews the development and application of vent-enter-search (VES) for structural firefighting.
FDNY Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Victim from Brooklyn Fire
Firefighters with the Fire Department of New York managed to rescue an unconscious victim from an apartment fire Wednesday morning in Brooklyn.
Defining Rescue and Risk-Managed Search for Fire Departments
The renewed emphasis on rescue begs the question: how do we define a rescue? Raul Angulo on the impact to risk management.
Syracuse (NY) Firefighters Make Rescue at House Fire
Syracuse (NY) firefighters rescued one person from a window amid a roof collapse during a structure fire on Sunday.