Ventilation can make or break the outcome of a fire. Ensuring its success requires a knowledge of how it works and what precautions must be taken.Coordinating Ventilation: Supporting Extinguishment and Survivability examines ventilation and its relationship to fire behavior to identify how it affects the fire, operations, and-most importantly-victim survivability.

Ventilation can be universally applied, from the smallest rural community to the largest metropolitan city.