Lt Tim Shaw from Westerville (OH) E112 sent in this door they recently found during a fire inspection. As you can see from the photo below, no indication of supplementalContinue readingSlide Bolts
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Outboard Saw Conversion
The rotary saw equipped with a metal cutting blade is an extremely important tool for us to have in our forcible entry cache. There are a handful of modifications and conversions that weContinue readingOutboard Saw Conversion
The Lost Art of the Fire Service Podcast
Jimm Walsh was just interviewed on the Jumpseat Radio Podcast. The Host Ryan Pennington asked Jimm what VentEnterSearch.com’s tagline The Lost Art of the Fire Service is all about clickContinue readingThe Lost Art of the Fire Service Podcast
Padlock Twist
Our friend Andrew Brassard from Brotherhood Instructors LLC submitted this video showing the Padlock Twist. A padlocked chain is an extremely common forcible entry situation we may come across. One popular method of defeating thisContinue readingPadlock Twist
Rooftop RF Hazard
Cellular telephone transmission sites are most commonly found on standalone towers, however, building rooftop cellular transmission sites are becoming more and more common. These rooftop transmission sites are certainly somethingContinue readingRooftop RF Hazard
Color-Coded Cribbing
Assist Chief. Dennis Baker Jr. from Baden (PA) sent in these pictures of how they set up their cribbing. He made sure to point out that Lt. Tim Firich wasContinue readingColor-Coded Cribbing
Building Construction Prop
Bud Henkels from the Montgomery County (PA) Fire Academy sent in this amazing building construction prop that he built for his Firefighter Awareness to Wood Frame Construction class. The focalContinue readingBuilding Construction Prop
This is MY Aerial…
This post is not at all meant to throw stones at the recent news of multiple aerial failures. It’s also not meant to make any accusations of responsibility; ratherContinue readingThis is MY Aerial…
From the Jump Seat to the Front Seat
VentEnterSearch’s own Jimm Walsh will be presenting From the Jump Seat to the Front Seat on July 31, 2014 at the Third Annual Mickel Begg Leadership and Safety Conference. TheContinue readingFrom the Jump Seat to the Front Seat
Roof Over
Jamil Hudson and Brian Falls sent in this write-up and photos of something Charlotte Fire Department (NC) Engine 11 B shift recently came across during an area survey of theirContinue readingRoof Over