Rapid Intervention Teams and Mayday Usage Guidance
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>They will be considered a Mayday</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 15-minute timer started by ECC when a Mayday is declared?

    <p>To notify the Incident Commander when 15 minutes have passed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the Incident Commander do when the Mayday has been resolved?

    <p>Conduct a Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expected action for any unit hearing a Mayday call that the Incident Commander does not acknowledge?

    <p>Alert the Incident Commander of the Mayday</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the recon team securing the SCBA waist strap in between the legs of the downed firefighter?

    <p>To facilitate lifting and moving the downed firefighter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the recon team attaching webbing, rope, or other tools to the downed firefighter?

    <p>To facilitate lifting and moving the downed firefighter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason the recon team should secure the RIT Pack to the downed firefighter if appropriate?

    <p>To ensure the RIT Pack is not lost during the extraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the recon team preparing the Mayday personnel for extraction?

    <p>To secure the SCBA waist strap and attach webbing, rope or other tools to facilitate lifting and moving the downed firefighter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of the recon team when responding to a Mayday?

    <p>To develop an initial plan for protection and extraction, including the required resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 15-minute timer started by ECC when a Mayday is declared?

    <p>To ensure the Incident Commander begins rotating rapid intervention personnel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the Incident Commander do when a Mayday is declared?

    <p>All of the above.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the recon team attaching webbing, rope, or other tools to the downed firefighter?

    <p>To facilitate lifting and moving the downed firefighter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expectation for the Incident Commander at the 15-minute mark after a Mayday is declared?

    <p>The Incident Commander should begin rotating rapid intervention personnel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the recon team securing the SCBA waist strap in between the legs of the downed firefighter?

    <p>To facilitate lifting and moving the downed firefighter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the Incident Commander do when the Mayday has been resolved?

    <p>Announce via radio that the Mayday has been resolved and conduct a Personnel Accountability Report (PAR).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will happen if a division/group does not report after multiple attempts to contact them?

    <p>They will be considered a Mayday.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expected action for any unit hearing a Mayday call that the Incident Commander does not acknowledge?

    <p>The unit must alert the Incident Commander of the Mayday.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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