15-11 Mayday Procedures Flashcards
15-11 Mayday Procedures
- Activities that present a significant risk to the safety of members shall be limited to situations where there is a potential to save endangered lives.
- Activities that are routinely employed to protect property shall be recognized as inherent risks to the safety of members and actions shall be taken to reduce or avoid these risks.
- No risk to the safety of members shall be acceptable when there is no possibility to save lives or property.
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Accountability is managed by maintaining company unity throughout the incident.
Company discipline is an important factor in the overall management of the incident and the prevention of the “Mayday” situation.
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15-11 Mayday Procedures
An individual assigned to an incident shall use the hailing term “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday” to announce a “Firefighter Missing, Down or Trapped”. This shall be initiated by a member when his/her life is in danger and the situation cannot be corrected in ___ seconds. The “Mayday” call will be delivered on the Incident Tactical Channel.
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If after two (2) “Mayday” attempts the member does not receive acknowledgement on the incident tactical channel he/she shall activate the Emergency Alert Button (EAB) and declare the “Mayday” again verbally.
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Once a member recognizes they are in a “Mayday” situation or if any other member becomes aware of a member in a “Mayday” situation, it is imperative to give simple, but pertinent information, using
the three “W’s” method
Who
What
Where
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A
B
L I V E S
Gauge - CHECK AIR GAUGE
Radio - RADIO FOR ASSISTANCE
Activate - ACTIVATE PASS
Breathing - CONSERVE AIR
Low - STAY LOW
Illuminate - SHINE FLASHLIGHT 45 degree angle
Volume (make noise) - MAKE A LOUD NOISE
Exit (find one) - FIND AN EXIT
Shield Airway - PROTECT AIRWAY/PREPARE CANISTER
15-11 Mayday Procedures
Firefighting efforts must intensify in the area that a member is believed to be down, missing, or trapped.
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I/C initiates Emergency Traffic tones for ___ seconds.
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After a “MAYDAY” situation, a personnel accountability report (PAR) and company accountability report (CAR) shall be conducted to assure all members and companies are accounted for at the incident or in a specific Branch, Division, or Group.
At the conclusion of a “MAYDAY” situation, the IC / OSC shall transmit to all companies an “ALL CLEAR-RESUME NORMAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS” on the incident command and incident tactical channel(s) in addition to notifying MFC that the “MAYDAY” has concluded.
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In the event of an extraordinary hazard, or a sudden change in conditions that creates an imminent danger to personnel, members can communicate this information by using “EMERGENCY TRAFFIC” on the radio to identify the situation.
The IC / OSC are responsible for making orderly and thorough contact with all on-scene personnel. Using clear text/plain language to identify the conditions, the IC / OSC should announce “All companies evacuate the building”, “Change from an offensive to defensive attack” or any other critical incident information that requires an immediate notification to all personnel on-scene.
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Consistent with the intent and spirit of all emergency message formats, in the event of an “EMERGENCY TRAFFIC” transmission, the IC / OSC may activate the emergency radio tones to ensure radio silence prior to communicating the nature of the hazard. As with all emergency message formats, when the message has been communicated, acknowledged and/or resolved the IC / OSC shall state “Resume Normal Radio Communications”
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