202.03A May-Day Communications

Question 0

All non-emergency communications will be discontinued until _______.

Answer 0

The “May-Day” is resolved

Question 1

“May-Day” will be used in the following situations:

Answer 1

By the member who is lost, trapped, or in trouble

Company officer, sector officer, or other member who cannot account for an assigned firefighter

Any member who witnesses or has confirmed that the firefighter is lost or in trouble

Question 2

What is the “May-Day” communications order model?

Answer 2

Member transmits: “Mayday Mayday Mayday”

TRO transmits emergency traffic, upgrades the assignment to next greater alarm with medical component

Command transmits: “go ahead with your Mayday”

Member transmit their location, conditions, actions, and needs

Commanded acknowledges

Command direction a rescue effort

Once firefighter safely removed, command will announce: “mayday resolved”

Question 3

Command must revise the ______ to provide a ________.

Answer 3

Incident action plan

High priority rescue effort

Question 4

If the Mayday occurs in an established sector you may assign the rescue effort to _________.

Answer 4

The sector officer