BY JOSEPH PRONESTI
在利益和techniqu已经写了很多es of conducting vent-enter-search (VES). All firefighters have to do is put this acronym into their favorite Internet search engine and they can spend hours reviewing articles and videos pertaining to this tactic. Many of these articles and videos, however, focus on conducting VES using a single searcher only; this method presents several hazards to the untrained or to those who infrequently perform this operation, which is the case for most small departments. This article applies the lessons and strategies of interior oriented search to the exterior or VES tactic in which small departments can train and use when conditions warrant.
On Sunday night, May 16, 1993, the Elyria (OH) Fire Department (EFD) was called to a residence on Mendel Court for a working house fire with a child trapped. When crews arrived, they found a 2½-story wood-frame residence with heavy fire conditions enveloping the front porch and interior foyer of the residence. Twelve firefighters attempted to knock down the fire and make an interior entry to conduct a traditional search, but this proved futile, and an eight-year-old was found some 20 minutes later on the second floor under her bed, obviously deceased. How could this tragic event, which occurred two decades ago, provide us lessons for today?
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