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What is the primary responsibility of the recon team when responding to a Mayday?
What is the primary responsibility of the recon team when responding to a Mayday?
- Provide air to downed personnel
- Prepare the Mayday personnel for extraction
- Develop an initial plan for protection and extraction
- All of the above (correct)
What should the Incident Commander do when a Mayday is declared?
What should the Incident Commander do when a Mayday is declared?
- Declare radio silence
- Try to determine the location of the Mayday personnel
- Develop and communicate a plan for action
- All of the above (correct)
What is the expectation for the Incident Commander at the 15-minute mark after a Mayday is declared?
What is the expectation for the Incident Commander at the 15-minute mark after a Mayday is declared?
- Begin rotating rapid intervention personnel (correct)
- Declare the Mayday resolved
- Conduct a Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)
- None of the above
What will happen if a division/group does not report after multiple attempts to contact them?
What will happen if a division/group does not report after multiple attempts to contact them?
What is the purpose of the 15-minute timer started by ECC when a Mayday is declared?
What is the purpose of the 15-minute timer started by ECC when a Mayday is declared?
What should the Incident Commander do when the Mayday has been resolved?
What should the Incident Commander do when the Mayday has been resolved?
What is the expected action for any unit hearing a Mayday call that the Incident Commander does not acknowledge?
What is the expected action for any unit hearing a Mayday call that the Incident Commander does not acknowledge?
What is the purpose of the recon team securing the SCBA waist strap in between the legs of the downed firefighter?
What is the purpose of the recon team securing the SCBA waist strap in between the legs of the downed firefighter?
What is the purpose of the recon team attaching webbing, rope, or other tools to the downed firefighter?
What is the purpose of the recon team attaching webbing, rope, or other tools to the downed firefighter?
What is the primary reason the recon team should secure the RIT Pack to the downed firefighter if appropriate?
What is the primary reason the recon team should secure the RIT Pack to the downed firefighter if appropriate?
What is the primary purpose of the recon team preparing the Mayday personnel for extraction?
What is the primary purpose of the recon team preparing the Mayday personnel for extraction?
What is the primary responsibility of the recon team when responding to a Mayday?
What is the primary responsibility of the recon team when responding to a Mayday?
What is the purpose of the 15-minute timer started by ECC when a Mayday is declared?
What is the purpose of the 15-minute timer started by ECC when a Mayday is declared?
What should the Incident Commander do when a Mayday is declared?
What should the Incident Commander do when a Mayday is declared?
What is the purpose of the recon team attaching webbing, rope, or other tools to the downed firefighter?
What is the purpose of the recon team attaching webbing, rope, or other tools to the downed firefighter?
What is the expectation for the Incident Commander at the 15-minute mark after a Mayday is declared?
What is the expectation for the Incident Commander at the 15-minute mark after a Mayday is declared?
What is the purpose of the recon team securing the SCBA waist strap in between the legs of the downed firefighter?
What is the purpose of the recon team securing the SCBA waist strap in between the legs of the downed firefighter?
What should the Incident Commander do when the Mayday has been resolved?
What should the Incident Commander do when the Mayday has been resolved?
What will happen if a division/group does not report after multiple attempts to contact them?
What will happen if a division/group does not report after multiple attempts to contact them?
What is the expected action for any unit hearing a Mayday call that the Incident Commander does not acknowledge?
What is the expected action for any unit hearing a Mayday call that the Incident Commander does not acknowledge?
