Attendees will gain experience in the enhanced skill sets used in vertical ventilation operations for residential structures. The safe, efficient and aggressive vertical ventilation operations taught in this program can greatly reduce the chances of hostile events on the interior of occupancies while increasing tenability and survivability for occupants trapped inside. The instructor will aim to dispel misinformation while demonstrating the proper manner in which vertical ventilation operations on engineered wood construction can and should be performed to rapidly improve conditions for coordinated actions on the fireground.

What is the quickest, most efficient and safest method to access, treat and remove patients at a high-rise construction site? This class, based on years of experience to real-life responses by the Clark County, NV, Fire Department Technical Rescue Team, aims to provide attendees with the answers to these and other important questions related to the topic of crane rescue operations. Attendees will receive a plan that begins at apparatus arrival and concludes with the patient transport. Under the guidance of the instructors, attendees will properly rig a Stokes basket, fly on a crane, package and remove a patient.

This program will explain how to properly inspect and train in acquired structures using non-fire scenarios. Training subjects including utility emergencies, size-up, mask confidence, building construction, ventilation, overhaul, RIT drills, and other training topics will be presented. Also being discussed will be producing the proper paperwork, as well as reviewing the NFPA 1403 standard as a tool to assist in safely preparing the structure. This course will present training scenarios, from small scale to more complex, going from no damage to the building and working up to the type of drills that will cause the most damage to the building.

This class is designed to help breakdown operations during heavy vehicle accidents by utilizing a step-by-step process through facilitated learning. Attendees will be presented with multiple, real-life pits designed to challenge and enhance their operations. Attendees will learn about calculating loads, applying stabilization/lifting techniques, and separating the smaller vehicle from a larger vehicle. Attendees will get to see the forces being applied to both the equipment and larger vehicles within the system. The instructors do not only teach the “how," but focus on the “why” in this fast-paced program. Come ready to think, work, and get your hands dirty.

The course will focus on controlling the flow path in a smart, safe and aggressive manner. Students will learn to control, isolate and understand live-fire behavior with specific focus on fire control, fire behavior and Vent Enter Search. Live-fire behavior experts from both Los Angeles County and Cobb County, GA, fire departments will work together to provide the students with a peak skillset for the modern fireground. This course will have three live-fire rotating stations and will be physically demanding.

**NOTE: Students in this class must attend a 90-minute lecture and 90-minute skills station on Wednesday, Feb. 26 to attend this program.** This in-depth class covers hoistways, elevator door anatomy, rescue operations and safety procedures. Attendees will work through stations that cover safely operating in machine rooms and hoistways, running an elevator rescue operation, rigging for a catastrophic failure of an elevator, door picking, and forcible exit for the trapped firefighter. The session will conclude with a systematic approach to an elevator emergency.

Attendees will gain experience in the enhanced skill sets used in vertical ventilation operations for residential structures. The safe, efficient and aggressive vertical ventilation operations taught in this program can greatly reduce the chances of hostile events on the interior of occupancies while increasing tenability and survivability for occupants trapped inside. The instructor will aim to dispel misinformation while demonstrating the proper manner in which vertical ventilation operations on engineered wood construction can and should be performed to rapidly improve conditions for coordinated actions on the fireground.

What is the quickest, most efficient and safest method to access, treat and remove patients at a high-rise construction site? This class, based on years of experience to real-life responses by the Clark County, NV, Fire Department Technical Rescue Team, aims to provide attendees with the answers to these and other important questions related to the topic of crane rescue operations. Attendees will receive a plan that begins at apparatus arrival and concludes with the patient transport. Under the guidance of the instructors, attendees will properly rig a Stokes basket, fly on a crane, package and remove a patient.