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Oriented search pattern

Run a left- or right-hand oriented search through a room maze in zero visibility, calling out as you go and tracking your way out.

Goal
Search a space completely in low visibility while always knowing your way back out.
Length
30 minutes
For
Fire
Category
Fireground
Level
Intermediate
People
Search team of 2 plus an instructor.

What is inside

  • 6 step-by-step instructions for running it
  • 3 points on what good looks like
  • 2 debrief questions
  • Setup, equipment and safety notes
  • A ready lesson plan: audience, standards it lines up with, objectives, lecture outline, scenario and final evaluation
  • A sign-in roster your crew signs on their own phones (department plans)

Two drills are free every week. Pro and department plans open all 164. General training ideas only: your agency's protocols, policies and medical director come first. 24On is not accredited and does not approve hours.

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