This week, our ALA Firefighter Academy 2025-3 recruits took part in hands-on vertical and horizontal ventilation training – a critical skill that helps firefighters remove heat, smoke, and toxic gases during structure fires. Under the guidance of our training cadre, recruits practiced tool handling, coordinated roof operations, and tactical decision-making in realistic scenarios designed to build confidence and competence on the fireground. These future firefighters continue to put in the work,
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Vertical ventilation in firefighting is a tactical operation where firefighters release heat, smoke, and toxic gases from a burning structure by creating an opening in the highest point of the building—usually the roof. 👉 Purpose: ➡️To improve visibility inside the structure for search and rescue or interior attack. ➡️To reduce heat and smoke buildup, making conditions safer for firefighters and trapped occupants. ➡️To prevent flashover or backdraft by controlling the movement of hot gases. CTT
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11K views · 202 reactions | A great example of vertical ventilation on a fire today with Portland Fire & Rescue. Crews laddered the roof and performed vertical ventilation by cutting a hole to release smoke and gases. This also helps to improve visibility and conditions for firefighters working to extinguish the fire and to search for victims from inside the home. : BC Willard | Clackamas Fire | Facebook
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Looking for a fire department that still believes in vertical ventilation? We’re hiring. Link in Bio #sjcfr #fire #hiring #truck #verticalvent | St. Johns County Fire Rescue
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28K views · 450 reactions | VERTICAL VENTILATION  You may see firefighters on the roof during a fire, cutting holes. That’s called vertical ventilation. It lets smoke and heat escape, making it safer for crews inside to find and rescue people, and faster to put the fire out. Captain Brian Barrett at station 9 C-Shift shows us how it works! | Tucson Fire Department | Facebook
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