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040- Vent Enter Search
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About Firefighter Training Episode 40:
In this episode, I talk with Jimm Walsh, the founder and editor of VentEnterSearch.com, about the lost art of the fire service. According to Jimm, that is the VES (Vent Enter Search) skill. Jimm delivers on this episode and we go deep on the skill of VES-ing.
Topics include:
- Why do Vent Enter Search?
- When do we do a Vent Enter Search?
- How do we do a VES?
- When & how to take a window?
- Scenarios – Tactics & Strategies
Don’t just read it on a website and don’t just watch a video. Practice, Practice, Practice! – Jimm Walsh
Intro by FDNY Battalion Chief Mike Meyers
Div. Chief Jimm Walsh, Founder of VentEnterSearch.com
About Jimm Walsh
Jimm is a Division Chief with Winter Park Fire Department in Central Florida, and owner/editor of VentEnterSearch.com. Jimm has lectured around the nation on various subjects including Leadership, and Truck Company Functions. Jimm has also taught at many large conferences including the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC.) He has a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida, has been credentialed as both a Chief Fire Officer (CFO) and Chief Training Officer (CTO) by the Center for Public Safety Excellence and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program. Jimm is a Rescue/Search Manager on an Urban Search and Rescue Team (FL-TF-4) and is a Planning Section Chief, and Co-Chair of the State of Florida Region Five Incident Management Team.
About the Firefighter Toolbox Podcast/Internet Radio Show
The Firefighter Toolbox Podcast/Internet Radio Show is an audio program for up and coming firefighters and leaders who want to become better at the ever evolving skill of firefighting and to continue growing into a better leader. We interview great firefighters, officers, and other authorities inside and outside of the fire service who bring great ideas, insights, and information to share with us so we can take our skills to the next level.
About The Game “Are You Smarter Than A Probie?”
David Soler and Firefighter Toolbox are also the creators of the “Are You Smarter Than A Probie?” game show. Listen in weekly as brave firefighters compete to answer 5 FFI/FFII questions on the hot seat and prove they are smarter than a probie. New episodes every Tuesday. (Most listen to it on the commute to work, working out, doing chores or as a company training.) To learn more about the show– Click Here —–
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