Ventilation

The Firehouse.com Ventilation product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire service and firefighting ventilation equipment and tools, including ventilation saws, gas and electric powered smoke ejectors and removal fans and fireground ventilation options.

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Shop.Darley.com Launches as Darley’s New Online Shopping Experience

Firehouse.com News

May 8, 2024

Shop.Darley.com was built directly from customer feedback and requirements over the last 15 months.

Ventilation

Understanding Unidirectional Flow in Below-Grade Fires

Andrew Serra

April 21, 2024

Ventilation

Super Vac to Unveil Battery-Powered Smoke Ejector at FDIC

Firehouse.com News

April 9, 2024

Knee walls range from 3 feet tall to chest height and often are found in the finished half-stories of dwellings. Half-stories might include a collar tie, which spans the rafters on opposing sides of the structure.

Operations & Training

Engine Essentials: Extinguishing Knee Wall Fires

Jonathan Hall

Nov. 10, 2023

Lateral and vertical spread are concerns in these types of occupancies. Note the tin ceiling that’s installed above the drop-tile ceiling in this store.

Operations & Training

Fire Studies: Rules of Engagement for Strip Mall & Taxpayer Fires

Michael Daley

Oct. 16, 2023

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White Paper: Indoor Air Quality Trends Shaping Fire/EMT Station Designs

Dec. 4, 2023

In the process of carrying out a Milwaukee cut, a firefighter on each of two roof ladders starts by cutting an approximately four-foot vertical seam that runs parallel to each ladder beam that’s closest to the hole location.

Ventilation

Truck Tactics: Ventilation Techniques for Steep Roofs

Zachary Brown

Sept. 11, 2023

Photo 2: A common box alarm response to an apartment building fire (four engines, two trucks, one squad, EMS and two chiefs). It’s critical that all apparatus be positioned for the maximum potential of an incident and where later-arriving apparatus will position based on required assessments.

Operations & Training

Command & Control Success: When to Deviate from Foundational Tactics

Curt Isakson

Aug. 7, 2023

Overhead obstructions that you might encounter include power and communication wires. Getting the turntable under the wires makes for the most likely chance of successfully positioning the aerial to the target. That said, you also must consider your terrain (e.g., the sidewalk, a driveway, a grassy area).

Aerial

Maximizing Your Aerial Operational Potential

Robert Policht

June 5, 2023

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Operations & Training

Hot Shots 6/23

Firehouse Staff

June 5, 2023

The cockloft is the void space that’s located above the ceiling of top floor and below the roof deck of an ordinary construction building. Cocklofts that are vented can provide a visible cue as to their size; otherwise the location of scuppers on the roof below the parapet might provide an estimate as to the size of the cockloft and the parapet.

Operations & Training

Extra-Ordinary: A Firefighter's Guide to Ordinary Constructed Buildings

Robert Moran

May 8, 2023

Robert Moran and John J. Lewis hit upon six elements of buildings of ordinary construction that require firefighters' keen attention to help to avoid catastrophe on the fireground...

Engine company firefighters await orders from crews searching for the fire in the commercial building.

Operations & Training

Tactics for Elongated Decay and Ventilation-Limited Fires

Frank Leeb

April 23, 2023

Frank Leeb details a commercial building fire he commanded that was ventilation-limited, adding 20 points for firefighters to consider.

Operations & Training

Watch NJ Firefighters Battle Residential Fire

Feb. 6, 2023

Howell Township was dispatched to a reported structure fire at a single-story wood-frame home.

This residential structure is more 10,000 square feet and is set back from the street. Suppression operations are hindered by both of these attributes.

Operations & Training

Fire Studies: Modern Operations in Residential and Commercial Occupancies

Michael Daley

Feb. 6, 2023

Michael Daley urges that chiefs, officers and administrators join firefighters in training and preparation for what they will encounter in contemporary residential and commercial...