BY STEVE SHUPERT
Vent-enter-isolate-search (VEIS) tactics are the most talked-about search techniques. Following is a discussion of the decision making involved in choosing VEIS. This search technique is generally applied to residential dwellings at night. The concept is that the bedrooms represent the highest probability of finding a victim trapped or overcome by fire/smoke. VEIS is not intended to replace a more comprehensive interior search. To execute a VEIS, a ground ladder is thrown to break out the targeted bedroom window (vent) and the crew ascends the ladder, enters the room, and begins to search.
Some of the benefits of using VEIS are the following:
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