All Videos Tagged Brotherhood (My Firefighter Nation) - My Firefighter Nation

Roof Operations: Opening Skylight & Scuttle Returns

2011-05-13T19:24:41.252Z

Brotherhood Instructors - Opening Scuttles and skylights are a quick and easy way to provide vertical ventilation. Once the scuttle or skylight is ventilated the roof firefighter should open the vertical surface between the top floor ceiling and the roof -- known as the returns. This will allow the roof firefighter to see into the cockloft and gain valuable information such as roof construction type and if fire has entered the cockloft. If lightweight construction components or fire in the cockloft is discovered be sure to radio the findings to your company officer or incident commander.

Forcible Entry: Through the Lock with the Rex Tool

2011-01-14T16:11:14.539Z

Brotherhood Instructors - Instructors Chris Collier and Nate DeMarse demonstrate the use of through-the-lock techniques with a Rex Tool.

Note in parts of the video that the lock faces can and will break in some cases. A simple re-orientation of the tool as shown, will sometimes alleviate that problem and allow the operation to continue. If re-orienting the tool does not work, Chris mentions "Plan B", which should be the "Gap & Cut method which we will demonstrate in a future video. The absolute LAST RESORT method should be to break the glass.

By taking this type of door using through-the-lock forcible entry techniques, we eliminate the broken glass/burst hose line issue, the cross bar catching a firefighter's SCBA bottle, and IT IS QUICKER and more efficient with a properly trained firefighter.

The Brotherhood

2007-08-22T20:34:43.884Z