Truck Company Operations: Coffin Cut

Training Minutes Revisited: In this truck company operations video, Mike Ciampo demonstrates how to make an expandable roof cut for ventilation.
These videos are for training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency's procedures and policies.
This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in early 2009. For more recent firefighter training videos, go to fireengineeringtrainingminute....

[@allensmith3803]

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[@FireengineeringMagazine]

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[@darylprescott8130]

This definitely my weak point. Thanks for the vid

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Cool video thanks 🚒🧑‍🚒🇺🇸

[@joey7551]

I don't understand why you wouldn't just cut the entire rectangle and be done.

[@tenorblue17]

The ideal cut can be louvered across one roof support (think see-saw). LT Ciampo makes this comment about the first half of the coffin as it spanned 2 truss making it difficult to open.

[@thefireside1665]

I guess if people are still going to insist on vertical venting they might as well learn how to do it right.

[@MacLaw3084]

vertical venting has its place

[@thefireside1665]

@@MacLaw3084 So does throwing our guys away I guess.

[@BoatLifeNation]

@@MacLaw3084 I agree it definitely has its place. It makes conditions exponentially better and safer for our crews inside. Everything about our job is dangerous, if you don't want dangerous don't be a firefighter. If we train and learn how to do things effective, efficient and safely then we can minimize risk/danger. Starting an IV can be dangerous if you stick yourself with a dirty needle because of a lack of training and experience. We need to stop letting fear drive us to do less and use it to drive us to do more.

[@Dan_Bender]

@@thefireside1665 Name ONE LODD from doing Vertical Vent. I'll wait....