2. Vertical VentilationVertical Ventilation  Ventilation and Fire Ground Support Operations are key to the success of suppression.  This quarters drill is intended for all agencies regardless of having a ladder company.  Efficiency and Speed on the fire ground is imperative in controlling a fire, “Smooth is Fast.”  This drill is designed in meeting this goal.

3. Vertical VentilationVertical Ventilation  Find a building or vent prop (If applicable), and conduct walk through training from the apparatus to the roof and simulate cutting.  Use this as an opportunity to review your job and tool assignments, and if your department does not use them discuss what each position is responsible for.  Once all members are comfortable with operations conduct a timed evolution from the apparatus to the roof, and off of the roof.

4. Vertical VentilationVertical Ventilation  Conduct the training and record your times and share with companies among your department.  The focus of this training should be ladder (or ladder truck) placement, access to the roof, and proper ventilation operations (cut sequences, travel, etc.)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBqel2hoh3w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBqel2hoh3w  View the link of the Video, the crew from the time starts to getting in their gear to the apparatus, to the roof prop, and done is 3:28. (If there are things you would do different, use this video as a point of discussion)

5. Vertical VentilationVertical Ventilation  If you do not have a roof prop, try to find a building in your fire district that you can put a ladder up to, and get on to do dry runs (DO NOT CUT REAL ROOFS).  For Ladder companies, conduct operations with ground ladders and your aerial.