Ch 6. Managing the Mayday Flashcards
You should practice for mayday at least ___ times a year
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The ___ will have no bearing on when a Mayday occurs.
size of the incident
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all things being equal, more firefighters are killed and injured in ___ than in ___.
single-family structures; large commercial occupancies
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___ and ___ both make our job more challenging than it was before.
Synthetic materials; fewer working fires
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___, ___, and ___ make managing the everyday fire a mentally demanding task.
Assignments; accountability; 2-in/2-out rules
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What are the 3 things a chief company officer must understand in the event of a mayday?
- what to expect from his crew
- what can and can’t be done
- what to expect from himself
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The first and foremost thing that an IC can expect from his crews is ___.
mutiny
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To control the well-intentioned mutinies, you must ___
anticipate and control them
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If you ___ and ___, a real Mayday scenario might end with neither tragedy nor additional mishap.
anticipate mutinies; attempt to adjust to them
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Whatever the outcome, whether successful or unsuccessful, after the Mayday has been handled, the on-scene crews ___.
are done for that incident
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Why should the original crew of a mayday incident not be sent home?
It is counterproductive, they need to be with their peers in their attempt to return to normalcy.
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Brand new turnout gear will last about ___ minutes at 500 degrees. the ___ the turnout gear, the shorter the time frame.
5; dirtier
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If the RIT is deploying for an endangered firefighter ina structure, you’ll need to ___.
monitor the stability of that structure.
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partial and total collapse can be anticipated in most types of structures except ___.
those of reinforced concrete
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The time frame before collapse depends on ___, ___, and ___.
the type of construction; the degree of involvement; the size of the structural members
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in reacting to the Mayday, Command should consider ___ and ___.
time; staffing
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The RIT should be comprised of a minimum of ___ members.
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Together ___ members can stabilize and evacuate a seriously injured member. It is also the lowest number that can be safely split.
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Rapid intervention is a ___ function.
labor-intensive
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The first response of the IC after the Mayday call goes out should be to ___ .
order additional alarms or request mutual aid
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Staffing constraints must not ___
hinder the safe removal of a downed firefighter
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Why should the IC remove all nonessential crews from the scene when a Mayday sounds?
To stave off freelancing and to gather members who can provide “RIT Support”
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in order to provide RIT Support, we must first ___.
identify what crews are essential and what crews are not.
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What are considered essential crew when a Mayday call is heard?
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- RIT
- any hoseline crew in the last known lcation of the endangered firefighter
- any backup crew in the same location
- any hoseline that can be used to hold fire away from that area
- ventilation in progress that will help draw fire and heat away from the area
- any search crew that is available and conducting a primary search for viable victims
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