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While the number of structure fire is decreasing, civilian fire deaths are on the rise - meaning we must get better and faster at conducting primary searches.​

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Residential Primary Search is a 8-hour hands on training designed to sharpen search fundamentals, improve communication, and ensure every firefighter has a plan when seconds matter.

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This course focuses on maximizing efficiency in search operations within the critical first 10 minutes of a fire.

Students will learn and perform:

• Oriented and split search techniques

• Vent-Enter-Search (VES)

• Hasty searches as part of an initial arriving engine company

• Simple drags for effective victim removal (head-and feet-first)

• Victim location tendencies and survival time factors

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Through real-time reps and scenario-based training, firefighters will gain the skills and confidence to execute an aggressive search.