Training Minutes: OV Firefighter and Size-Up

May 12, 2020

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Outside vent firefighter goes around to the C side of the building

In this Training Minutes video on ventilation, Nick Papa and Pete Morotto review some indicators the outside vent (OV) firefighter ought to look for that would suggest a fire inside the building.

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