PHOTO GALLERY:
Positive Pressure Ventilation and Positive Pressure Attack Training (PPV and PPA)
James Neils and Ken Birge conducted training for the Hauser Lake Fire Department (HLFD) at which they are the Assistant Chief and Engineer respectively. The HLFD uses several VENTRY® Fans. Below are photos from the event. Just click on them to see the larger image and use your browser’s back button to return.
In April 2011, a PPA class by Garcia of EES was sponsored by the Spokane Valley Fire Department, in Spokane Valley, Washington. Please click here photos of that event.
Also in April 2011, a PPV training by the North Baltimore VFD in Ohio took place. Click here for those photos. |
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| Regular evolutions with one fan ventilating the structure |
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| Honda Power Equipment is now showing a VENTRY Fan (one of these pictures, with Dad in it!) as an example of a Honda motor application. Click here or the screen shot at right to open a new window and visit the Honda GX120 web page, then click the little thumbnail near the top of the page! In the following evolution pictures below, notice how the smoke is ejected out the end of the house only to have the wind blow it around the house and back to the entrance/front porch again! |
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| To solve the problem shown above, one fan was then used to ventilate through the screen door while another fan blows to the right, pushing the smoke away from the porch as it exits through the window just to the right of the door. This worked very well! |
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| During the exercise below, two fans ventilate the structure at once, placed side by side. |
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Pictures inside the structure during ventilation: Joan took pictures from inside during an evolution in which ventilation was purposefully done incorrectly, so the smoke did not clear very fast until the end when a proper exit was opened. Even with the false start, all of the interior pictures below were taken in less than 30 seconds.
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Joan goes inside the structure and waits with the Safety Officer (He is pictured here).
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...And this is Joan coming out, camera intact! |
Give us a call to discuss PPA / PPV tactics and questions.
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