We had a great home to train on. It was donated to us from a couple that

was going to tear it down to build a new home. We practice our ventilation techniques

and a drill that we call wall breaching. Ventilation is a process in which we will

create openings in the roof with a chainsaw and then punch the ceiling drywall off

of the trusses. This creates a "chimney" that will allow the heat, smoke, and gases

to escape from the structure and give the victims a better chance of survival.

It also makes firefighting operations more effective and efficient for firefighters.

These holes are what the roof will look like when the job is done.

I am demonstrating different types of foot holds we can use

when up on a steep roof.

We also do wall breaches to evacuate someone who is trapped

and has no other way out. A wall breach is simply making your

own door out of an exsisting wall or window. Takes about 4 minutes.

BEFORE

AFTER

I included a video to show what we do.