FireNuggets, Inc
November 2016
front room, high piles of storage, garbage
throughout the house, and no working smoke
detectors.
With the likely hoarding conditions on the
interior, the conventional search access, patterns
and techniques may decease efficiency. Access
through multiple doors and windows (VES) to
target high probability areas should be
considered. When performing VES in these
conditions, be aware that doors may be missing or
hoarding conditions may not allow for the door to
be closed, making the room difficult to isolate.
Hoarding behavior should also heighten the
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