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    This document provides guidance on search techniques for residential structures. It discusses searching all areas of occupied and vacant homes, with 50% of victims typically found in bedrooms and 10% in common areas. When victims are found, firefighters should remove them from the structure without harm by techniques like dragging or using sheets. An oriented search involves staying in contact vocally, visually or physically while searching rooms and common areas. Ventilation entry searches involve using ladders to search beyond doors after isolating rooms. Searching can also occur while advancing hoselines by pausing movement and sweeping areas. Communication and keeping operations simple are emphasized.

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    This document provides guidance on search techniques for residential structures. It discusses searching all areas of occupied and vacant homes, with 50% of victims typically found in bedrooms and 10% in common areas. When victims are found, firefighters should remove them from the structure without harm by techniques like dragging or using sheets. An oriented search involves staying in contact vocally, visually or physically while searching rooms and common areas. Ventilation entry searches involve using ladders to search beyond doors after isolating rooms. Searching can also occur while advancing hoselines by pausing movement and sweeping areas. Communication and keeping operations simple are emphasized.

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    This document provides guidance on search techniques for residential structures. It discusses searching all areas of occupied and vacant homes, with 50% of victims typically found in bedrooms and 10% in common areas. When victims are found, firefighters should remove them from the structure without harm by techniques like dragging or using sheets. An oriented search involves staying in contact vocally, visually or physically while searching rooms and common areas. Ventilation entry searches involve using ladders to search beyond doors after isolating rooms. Searching can also occur while advancing hoselines by pausing movement and sweeping areas. Communication and keeping operations simple are emphasized.

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    RESIDENTIAL

    PRIMARY SEARCH: MAKING THE GRAB 2018


    Grant Schwalbe
    SEARCH EVERYTHING
    • Occupied 

    • Vacant 

    • Reported Everyone Out 
VICTIMS FOUND 

    • Bedrooms 50% 

    • Common Areas 10% 

    • Trying to Escape 36% 

    • http://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1219672%3A
    
BlogPost%3A623238 

    BRINGING THEM OUT 

    • DO NO HARM-Find them in a tenable room-Take them out the window 

    • Drag not Carry 

    • Head First-Arm Cross, Sheet Drag 

    • Feet First-Leg Drag-Prussik-Ankle Drag 

    • http://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1219672%3
    
ABlogPost%3A630680 

    ORIENTED SEARCH: 

    • Stay In Contact ONE of Three ways: Voice-Visual-Touch (Last resort) 

    • Conditions dictate how far apart you are-(better=leapfrogging rooms) 

    • Officer Leads (With Halligan) FF follows and gets dumped in rooms. 

    • Officer Scans with TIC, Monitors Conditions, Maintains Orientation and searches
    common areas. 

    • FF searches with hands-

    • Officer stays of forward side on search (stay out of FF’s way). 

    • How to search room off room. 

    • Be careful of splitting left and right in areas with split floor plans. 

    • Can Searches for Truck Company Ops-Ahead of attack team. 

    • http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2017/02/training-minutes-can-
    
modifications.html 


    VES
    • With 4 man rig-2 go oriented and 2 go from outside in.
    • Focused Search-when victim location is known
    • When entry can not be made via normal means (fire/stairs burned).
    • Check hall then isolate.
    • Once room is searched if conditions allow-bring another man up the ladder and search
    beyond the door (advanced technique).
    • Mask up before taking window. Quick entry is goal.
    • Good with ladders and alternative leg locks.
    • Tool package-Hook and Haligan
    SEARCHING DURING HOSE ADVANCEMENT:
    • The hoseline getting water on the seat of the fire is still a top priority. 

    • Searching with a working hoseline is different than searching WHILE working a hoseline.
    

    • A short pause in movement of the line can be beneficial. Look, Listen, Feel 
(Life, Fire,
    Layout) 

    • When in doubt, get low and take a look! 

    • When in doubt, get low and take a sweep! 

    • When in doubt, open up the nozzle and flow! 

    • Belly flop/burpee, snow angel, back up and move. 

    • Keep communications clear and simple. 

    • Don't get fancy! Simplicity reigns supreme on the fireground. 

    • If a victim is found, don't just bail out with them. Let somebody know first 
what you've
    got and where you're going. It only takes a couple seconds. 
Keep it simple! 



    Links:

    Firefighter Rescue Survey
    http://ffgrabs.weebly.com
    Firefighter Rescues
    https://firefighterrescues.com

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