Fire-Dex Blog

Jimmy Berry, a Florida firefighter of over twenty years and instructor for VentEnterSearch, is passionate about educating and training firefighters for aggressive rescue tactics in the fire service. 

While structural firefighting gear is essential for high-heat environments, not every call requires the full protection of turnouts or structural firefighting gloves. Wearing full structural PPE for every incident can lead to unnecessary fatigue, cross contamination, and increased wear and tear on

“Dynamic,” says Michelle Petrie. Of all the words that could be used to describe her time at Fire-Dex, this one felt the most accurate. “We're always hopping. We’re always full of energy, very family oriented.”

In the fire world, there’s no such thing as a 9 to 5.