Up and Over
Up and Over : A standard ventilation operation conducted by a team of firefighters wherein ladders are raised at a working fire involving a row house-type dwelling to gain access to the roof to allow the firefighters to ventilate the involved dwelling. The intent is to get the upper floor opened up as quickly as possible. This is accomplished by opening skylights and/or scuttles and ensuring windows in the rear and front are taken out at the same time. The advantage of this operation is that many times, it is difficult to bring portable ladders to the rear of a row-type dwelling in some areas due to trash-strewn, overgrown, narrow, winding alleyways. A 6-foot hook allows the one firefighter venting the rear to reach down (carefully where wires are involved) and takeout (break) the windows. Any blinds, curtains, or drapes can be snagged with the hook to remove them and thereby facilitate the speedy evacuation of super-heated smoke and gases
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