r/Firefighting NH FF Nov 25 '24

News Ohio fire department confronted about response to double fatal fire

https://chroniclet.com/news/411559/wakeman-fire-board-meeting-ends-in-shouting-match-over-fatal-fire/
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u/Rhino676971 Nov 25 '24

3.5 minutes for a response is unheard of for a volunteer department to show up; that is faster than many career departments. Now, if that house was fully involved, there is nothing they can do without probably having a LODD, and that's the tragic part of firefighting: having to know when you can't save someone.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '24

VEIS for unimpinged rooms is about all you could do and that'd be a crapshoot if there even were any and if they were where the victims were even located or if they succumbed elsewhere.

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u/Handlebarheroin Nov 25 '24

What does the I stand for in your acronym ? I’ve only heard it as Vent Enter Search. Thanks