MOTIVATION: Ventilation is an essential element of almost any firefighting operation. Removal of smoke, heat, and hot gases can make is easier to see potential victims, reduce potential harm to ...

In this installment of the series, I am going to discuss a modification frequently made to a halligan or a six-foot New York (NY) roof hook to aid in horizontal ventilation from the floor above or ...

The fire service has used various forms of ventilation at fires for decades with the belief that ventilation will lift smoke, which lets us search for victims, makes the environment more tenable for ...

The dangers of battling a blaze from the roof of a burning structure were made clear Sunday when a veteran firefighter in Fresno, Calif., was critically injured after he fell into an inferno. Capt.