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THIS IS WHAT WE CALL OUR VES PROP VES
STANDS FOR VENT ENTER AND SEARCH WE USE THAT AS A TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX IN CASE THE FRONT DOOR BACK
DOOR TO A HOUSE THAT'S ON FIRE ISN'T ACCESSIBLE IT GIVES US A SECONDARY MEANS OF INGRESS INTO
A HOUSE IF WE HAVE A KNOWN VICTIM ON A SECOND FLOOR AND IT'S EASIER FOR US TO CLIMB UP ONE
OF OUR GROUND LADDERS BUST OUT A WINDOW GO INSIDE THE ROOM SHUT THE INTERIOR DOOR DOOR TO
MAKE SURE THE FLOW OF SMOKE AND HAZARDOUS GASES AND HEAT AREN'T ON THE VICTIM AND US WHILE
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WINDOW SPEED IS THE KEY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS TYPE OF
DRILL THAT WE'RE PRACTICING TODAY SECONDS COUNT ON THE FIRE GROUND THEY COUNT ON THE TRAINING
GROUND WE HOLD EVERYBODY TO THE SAME STANDARD TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS SPECIFIC DRILL BECAUSE
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.